Ticker Options Intelligence

SYM options intelligence

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

Conviction 40 Market data through 31 Jul 2026 Checked 2 Aug 2026 12:14 · complete available chain

Call-side pressure

Bullish pressure

SYM currently carries bullish options pressure with a 40/100 conviction score. The nearest-chain expected move is 13.5%, with volume/open-interest participation at 0.04.

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

Call-side pressure

Expected move 13.5%

Wider near-term move priced

Activity / OI 0.04

Current volume is quieter versus prior open interest

Put-call 0.43

Call-side skew

Trend fit 10

Options are not fully confirming trend

Weekly backdrop +7.2%

RS -28.9

Expected move 13.5%
Put-call volume 0.43
Volume / OI 0.04
Reference IV 1.22
Max pain 43.00
Underlying 43.05
Nearest expiry 7 Aug 2026
Contracts 780

Research Brief

SYM has a bullish chain read with 40/100 evidence alignment.

The practical question is whether the underlying confirms the options concentration. The chain prices a reference range of 37.25–48.85; The largest call open-interest concentration is 50.00; the largest put concentration is 41.00. The most active strike by current volume is 50.00.

Priced range37.25–48.85
Call concentration50.00
Put concentration41.00
Max pain reference43.00
What would confirm it
  • Price holds or improves while call-side concentration remains elevated.
What would weaken it
  • Price weakens while call pressure fades or reverses toward puts.
  • 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 7 Aug

Options imply 37.25 to 48.85. Max pain at 43.00 sits inside that range, 0.1% below spot.

Spot Max pain
37.2543.05 ± 5.8048.85
Confirmation level

A close beyond 48.85 or below 37.25 at the 7 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 40/100

Evidence alignment, not probability

Pressure is 45/100 toward calls; conviction uses its strength, while the signal label carries its direction.

Directional pressure45 × 42%
+19.1

How strongly activity leans toward calls or puts.

Participation41 × 22%
+9.0

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

Trend agreement10 × 26%
+2.6

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 score40.3Matches stored calculation

Positioning by Strike

Where open interest and current activity concentrate

Full strike map

The largest call open-interest concentration is 50.00; the largest put concentration is 41.00. The most active strike by current volume is 50.00. Open-interest concentrations show where positions exist; they are not proven support, resistance or dealer exposure.

Put open interestStrikeCall open interest
111
30.00-30.3%
6
95
35.00-18.7%
1
61
40.00-7.1%
5
258
41.00-4.8%
21
24
42.00-2.4%
25
21
43.00-0.1%
36
33
43.501.0%
53
83
44.002.2%
51
50
45.004.5%
217
48
46.006.9%
129
3
47.009.2%
118
8
48.0011.5%
103
27
50.0016.1%
441
8
52.0020.8%
79
0
53.0023.1%
87
0
55.0027.8%
127
0
60.0039.4%
73
Nearest spot strike Max pain strikeBars show relative OI within this expiry

Volatility Curve

Front-loaded volatility

1.55× front/back

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

1.22 7 Aug 7d
1.08 14 Aug 14d
0.92 21 Aug 21d
0.88 28 Aug 28d
0.86 4 Sep 35d
0.82 11 Sep 42d
0.81 18 Sep 49d
0.78 20 Nov 112d

Volatility by Strike

Balanced wings

Nearest expiry, within 20% of spot

Comparable upside calls and downside puts carry broadly similar implied volatility.

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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 31 Jul 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
780 / 780
  • 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

90/100
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 Bullish flow confirms price

Options pressure and weekly price action are pointing in the same constructive direction.

Why this matters

Earnings/event positioning matters because it connects the options headline to the actual evidence: $747690 of estimated gross traded notional, calls · 91+ days · otm, and a bullish flow confirms price backdrop. Use it as a research priority signal, then validate the chart, liquidity, event calendar, and risk before acting.

Options pressure+45
1W price+7.2%
Call premium73%
Put premium27%
Notional split C 73% / P 27% Estimated gross traded notional uses volume × contract multiplier × midpoint, or last price when no valid midpoint is available.
Freshness 0.04 Volume divided by open interest across the visible chain.
Trend fit 10/100 Agreement between options pressure and Sharemaestro market context.
Event window 5 Aug Matched earnings event is 3 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 Calls · 91+ days · OTM
Calls · 91+ days · OTM calls cluster with 440 contracts traded, $341638 estimated gross traded notional, and 46% of visible notional.
$341638
Puts · 91+ days · OTM puts cluster with 96 contracts traded, $53968 estimated gross traded notional, and 7% of visible notional.
$53968
Calls · 8-21 days · OTM calls cluster with 455 contracts traded, $52502 estimated gross traded notional, and 7% of visible notional.
$52502
Calls · 0-7 days · OTM calls cluster with 379 contracts traded, $51958 estimated gross traded notional, and 7% of visible notional.
$51958
Puts · 91+ days · ITM puts cluster with 30 contracts traded, $36000 estimated gross traded notional, and 5% of visible notional.
$36000

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.

Negative Options disagreement

Options positioning is not confirming the underlying trend context.

Warning Crowded strike risk

Underlying price is close to the max-pain zone.

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
Close43.05
1W+7.2%
RS-28.9
Fair value+3.9%
Options pressure45
Speculation41
Volatility96
Trend fit10

Today Versus Normal

Stored-options context

View history
Expected move 13.5% history building
30d avg - · 3/10 sessions -
90d avg - · 3/30 sessions -
180d avg - · 3/60 sessions -
IV 1.22 history building
30d avg - · 3/10 sessions -
90d avg - · 3/30 sessions -
180d avg - · 3/60 sessions -
Put-call 0.43 history building
30d avg - · 3/10 sessions -
90d avg - · 3/30 sessions -
180d avg - · 3/60 sessions -
Volume/OI 0.04 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 10:14 Bullish
Pressure 53
Move 7.6%
30 Jul 10:11 Bullish
Pressure 65
Move 5.7%
31 Jul 10:05 Bullish
Pressure 63
Move 6.2%
2 Aug 11:14 Bullish
Pressure 45
Move 13.5%

Strike Map

Where activity is clustering

Full strike map
Strike27.50
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike28.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike28.50
Calls · V 0 · OI 41
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike29.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 63
Strike29.50
Calls · V 0 · OI 41
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike30.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 6
Puts · V 1 · OI 111
Strike30.50
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 3
Strike31.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 1 · OI 22

Term Structure

Expiration activity

Volume and IV
Expiry7 Aug 2026
Contracts106
Avg IV1.22
Put-call0.50
Expiry14 Aug 2026
Contracts108
Avg IV1.08
Put-call0.62
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Contracts116
Avg IV0.92
Put-call0.34
Expiry28 Aug 2026
Contracts54
Avg IV0.88
Put-call0.68
Expiry4 Sep 2026
Contracts52
Avg IV0.86
Put-call2.00

Skew

Call/put IV balance

OTM demand
7 Aug 2026Put IV premium
Call IV1.11
Put IV1.22
Skew0.12
14 Aug 2026Call IV premium
Call IV1.08
Put IV1.02
Skew-0.06
21 Aug 2026Balanced skew
Call IV0.97
Put IV0.92
Skew-0.05
28 Aug 2026Put IV premium
Call IV0.82
Put IV1.01
Skew0.19
4 Sep 2026Balanced skew
Call IV0.87
Put IV0.89
Skew0.02

Contract Tape

Most active contracts

Full contract tape
ContractSYM280121C00080000
SideCall
Expiry21 Jan 2028
Strike80.00
Volume306
OI376
IV0.80
ContractSYM260821C00065000
SideCall
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike65.00
Volume185
OI596
IV1.26
ContractSYM260814C00050000
SideCall
Expiry14 Aug 2026
Strike50.00
Volume107
OI240
IV1.08
ContractSYM260807C00050000
SideCall
Expiry7 Aug 2026
Strike50.00
Volume74
OI441
IV1.31
ContractSYM260807C00046000
SideCall
Expiry7 Aug 2026
Strike46.00
Volume64
OI129
IV1.21
ContractSYM260807C00060000
SideCall
Expiry7 Aug 2026
Strike60.00
Volume64
OI73
IV0.92
ContractSYM260807C00048000
SideCall
Expiry7 Aug 2026
Strike48.00
Volume61
OI103
IV1.52
ContractSYM260807C00045000
SideCall
Expiry7 Aug 2026
Strike45.00
Volume53
OI217
IV1.29