Ticker Options Intelligence

VERI options intelligence

Veritone Inc options pressure, expected move, strike concentration, and Sharemaestro trend context.

Conviction 30 Market data through 31 Jul 2026 Checked 2 Aug 2026 09:33 · complete available chain

Options-market disagreement

Mixed pressure

VERI currently carries mixed options pressure with a 30/100 conviction score. The nearest-chain expected move is 27.5%, with volume/open-interest participation at 0.03.

Options Intelligence Opportunities Bullish confirmation Risks Unusual flow Vol expansion Repeated pressure Compare Chart Weekly report
Primary read Mixed

Options-market disagreement

Expected move 27.5%

Wider near-term move priced

Activity / OI 0.03

Current volume is quieter versus prior open interest

Put-call 1.02

Balanced tape

Trend fit 37

Options are not fully confirming trend

Weekly backdrop +4.8%

RS -70.4

Expected move 27.5%
Put-call volume 1.02
Volume / OI 0.03
Reference IV 2.19
Max pain 1.00
Underlying 1.09
Nearest expiry 21 Aug 2026
Contracts 108

Research Brief

VERI has a mixed chain read with 30/100 evidence alignment.

The practical question is whether the underlying confirms the options concentration. The chain prices a reference range of 0.79–1.39; The largest call open-interest concentration is 5.00; the largest put concentration is 1.00. The most active strike by current volume is 2.00.

Priced range0.79–1.39
Call concentration5.00
Put concentration1.00
Max pain reference1.00
What would confirm it
  • A clear directional pressure reading develops and price begins to agree.
What would weaken it
  • Volatility falls and the chain remains directionally mixed.
  • Options and the weekly trend are not yet giving the same message.
  • Front-expiry volatility is rich, so the signal may be event-driven and vulnerable to volatility compression.

Priced Move

Where the chain says movement becomes exceptional

Size, not direction · through 21 Aug

Options imply 0.79 to 1.39. Max pain at 1.00 sits inside that range, 8.3% below spot.

Spot Max pain
0.791.09 ± 0.301.39
Confirmation level

A close beyond 1.39 or below 0.79 at the 21 Aug expiry would exceed the move currently priced by this chain.

Important limitation

The range is a pricing reference, not a forecast; volatility can reprice sharply after news or as expiry approaches.

Score Construction

Why conviction is 30/100

Evidence alignment, not probability

Pressure is 9/100 toward calls; conviction uses its strength, while the signal label carries its direction.

Directional pressure9 × 42%
+3.9

How strongly activity leans toward calls or puts.

Participation30 × 22%
+6.5

Volume relative to existing open interest and contract-level activity.

Trend agreement37 × 26%
+9.5

How closely the chain read agrees with the underlying trend backdrop.

Volatility96 × 10%
+9.6

The intensity of implied volatility and the priced move.

Reconstructed score29.5Matches stored calculation

Positioning by Strike

Where open interest and current activity concentrate

Full strike map

The largest call open-interest concentration is 5.00; the largest put concentration is 1.00. The most active strike by current volume is 2.00. Open-interest concentrations show where positions exist; they are not proven support, resistance or dealer exposure.

Put open interestStrikeCall open interest
0
0.50-54.1%
10
1145
1.00-8.3%
543
101
1.5037.6%
329
133
2.0083.5%
1721
13
2.50129.4%
300
38
3.00175.2%
1465
5
3.50221.1%
213
0
4.00267.0%
250
0
4.50312.8%
106
16
5.00358.7%
3146
6
5.50404.6%
409
1
7.50588.1%
236
0
10.00817.4%
40
Nearest spot strike Max pain strikeBars show relative OI within this expiry

Volatility Curve

Front-loaded volatility

4.21× front/back

Near-term options are materially richer than later expirations, consistent with concentrated event or immediate-risk pricing.

2.19 21 Aug 21d
1.60 18 Sep 49d
1.24 20 Nov 112d
1.16 15 Jan 168d
1.17 19 Feb 203d
0.52 21 Jan 539d

Volatility by Strike

Smile incomplete

Nearest expiry, within 20% of spot

There is not enough comparable OTM call and put volatility to classify the smile.

1
Put IV Call IV

Historical Replay

How matured reads behaved through expiry

0 directional observations

Forward validation is building. The earliest eligible stored read expires 21 Aug 2026; its result will appear after the matched closing reference is stored.

Directional follow-through-
Moves contained by pricing-
Average expiry move-
Validation readiness
  • Versioned calculationv2 observations only
  • Independent entryone read per market session
  • Point-in-time referencerequired at entry
  • Matched expiry closereported only after maturity

Only v2 snapshots with a point-in-time market reference are eligible. Each observation uses one read per market session and the first weekly close on or immediately after expiry. It is an evidence audit, not an executable strategy or evidence of future performance.

Evidence Quality

High

A100/100
Retained chain100%
Implied volatility100%
Two-sided quotes100%
Open interest100%
Chain status
Complete available chain
Market date
31 Jul 2026
Calculation
v2.0
Contracts
108 / 108
  • No material coverage gap was detected in the retained chain.

Aggregate chain data supports concentration, participation and pricing analysis. It does not identify trade aggressor, opening versus closing activity, multi-leg intent or dealer inventory.

Options Intent Radar

Earnings/event positioning

81/100
Primary intent Earnings/event positioning

Options activity is concentrated around a live event window, so the cleanest read is event positioning rather than pure direction.

Flow vs price divergence No clean flow/price divergence

The options read is mixed, so divergence is not strong enough to classify.

Why this matters

Earnings/event positioning matters because it connects the options headline to the actual evidence: $99594 of estimated gross traded notional, puts · 91+ days · itm, and a no clean flow/price divergence backdrop. Use it as a research priority signal, then validate the chart, liquidity, event calendar, and risk before acting.

Options pressure+9
1W price+4.8%
Call premium13%
Put premium87%
Notional split C 13% / P 87% Estimated gross traded notional uses volume × contract multiplier × midpoint, or last price when no valid midpoint is available.
Freshness 0.03 Volume divided by open interest across the visible chain.
Trend fit 37/100 Agreement between options pressure and Sharemaestro market context.
Event window 6 Aug Matched earnings event is 4 days away.
Aggregate chain data does not identify trade aggressor or opening versus closing activity; call/put concentration is not proof of market direction.
Conviction clusters Puts · 91+ days · ITM
Puts · 91+ days · ITM puts cluster with 474 contracts traded, $74704 estimated gross traded notional, and 75% of visible notional.
$74704
Calls · 91+ days · OTM calls cluster with 480 contracts traded, $7843 estimated gross traded notional, and 8% of visible notional.
$7843
Puts · 8-21 days · ITM puts cluster with 35 contracts traded, $6149 estimated gross traded notional, and 6% of visible notional.
$6149
Puts · 91+ days · OTM puts cluster with 116 contracts traded, $5262 estimated gross traded notional, and 5% of visible notional.
$5262
Calls · 91+ days · ITM calls cluster with 79 contracts traded, $4785 estimated gross traded notional, and 5% of visible notional.
$4785

Setup Classification

Opportunity and risk frame

Context, not advice
Warning Volatility expansion

The tape is pricing or displaying unusually elevated activity.

Warning Event-risk setup

Expected move or upcoming earnings makes the setup more event-sensitive.

Activity Anomaly

Warming up

-

3 of 10 completed market sessions are available. More session history is needed before activity can be compared with a reliable normal.

Baseline: 3 completed sessions

Volume rank-
Volume/OI rank-
IV rank-

Market Context

Underlying confirmation

Sharemaestro weekly
Close1.09
1W+4.8%
RS-70.4
Fair value-62.4%
Options pressure9
Speculation30
Volatility96
Trend fit37

Today Versus Normal

Stored-options context

View history
Expected move 27.5% history building
30d avg - · 3/10 sessions -
90d avg - · 3/30 sessions -
180d avg - · 3/60 sessions -
IV 2.19 history building
30d avg - · 3/10 sessions -
90d avg - · 3/30 sessions -
180d avg - · 3/60 sessions -
Put-call 1.02 history building
30d avg - · 3/10 sessions -
90d avg - · 3/30 sessions -
180d avg - · 3/60 sessions -
Volume/OI 0.03 history building
30d avg - · 3/10 sessions -
90d avg - · 3/30 sessions -
180d avg - · 3/60 sessions -

Pressure Trail

Recent pressure and volatility

Open trail
29 Jul 11:41 Volatility
Pressure 84
Move 26.4%
30 Jul 11:19 Volatility
Pressure 100
Move 24.0%
31 Jul 10:53 Bullish
Pressure 44
Move 24.0%
2 Aug 08:33 Mixed
Pressure 9
Move 27.5%

Strike Map

Where activity is clustering

Full strike map
Strike0.50
Calls · V 9 · OI 10
Puts · V 5 · OI 0
Strike1.00
Calls · V 1 · OI 543
Puts · V 4 · OI 1145
Strike1.50
Calls · V 2 · OI 329
Puts · V 2 · OI 101
Strike2.00
Calls · V 22 · OI 1721
Puts · V 5 · OI 133
Strike2.50
Calls · V 1 · OI 300
Puts · V 1 · OI 13
Strike3.00
Calls · V 4 · OI 1465
Puts · V 1 · OI 38
Strike3.50
Calls · V 6 · OI 213
Puts · V 18 · OI 5
Strike4.00
Calls · V 3 · OI 250
Puts · V 1 · OI 0

Term Structure

Expiration activity

Volume and IV
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Contracts26
Avg IV2.19
Put-call0.69
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Contracts2
Avg IV1.60
Put-call-
Expiry20 Nov 2026
Contracts19
Avg IV1.24
Put-call2.48
Expiry15 Jan 2027
Contracts27
Avg IV1.16
Put-call0.36
Expiry19 Feb 2027
Contracts5
Avg IV1.17
Put-call-

Skew

Call/put IV balance

OTM demand
21 Aug 2026Put IV premium
Call IV1.25
Put IV1.72
Skew0.47
18 Sep 2026Incomplete skew
Call IV2.03
Put IV-
Skew-
20 Nov 2026Put IV premium
Call IV1.02
Put IV1.19
Skew0.17
15 Jan 2027Put IV premium
Call IV1.09
Put IV1.16
Skew0.07
19 Feb 2027Incomplete skew
Call IV1.15
Put IV-
Skew-

Contract Tape

Most active contracts

Full contract tape
ContractVERI280121C00005500
SideCall
Expiry21 Jan 2028
Strike5.50
Volume-
OI20
IV-
ContractVERI261120P00004000
SidePut
Expiry20 Nov 2026
Strike4.00
Volume-
OI11
IV0.00
ContractVERI260821P00005500
SidePut
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike5.50
Volume-
OI6
IV0.00
ContractVERI270219P00001500
SidePut
Expiry19 Feb 2027
Strike1.50
Volume-
OI5
IV0.96
ContractVERI260918C00002500
SideCall
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Strike2.50
Volume-
OI4
IV2.03
ContractVERI280121P00003500
SidePut
Expiry21 Jan 2028
Strike3.50
Volume-
OI3
IV-
ContractVERI260918C00001000
SideCall
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Strike1.00
Volume-
OI2
IV1.17
ContractVERI260821P00007500
SidePut
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike7.50
Volume-
OI1
IV0.00