Ticker Options Intelligence

ALNT options intelligence

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

Conviction 59 Market data through 31 Jul 2026 Checked 1 Aug 2026 17:18 · complete available chain

Volatility expansion watch

Volatility pressure

ALNT currently carries volatility options pressure with a 59/100 conviction score. The nearest-chain expected move is 13.2%, with volume/open-interest participation at 0.06.

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

Volatility expansion watch

Expected move 13.2%

Wider near-term move priced

Activity / OI 0.06

Current volume is quieter versus prior open interest

Put-call 0.12

Call-side skew

Trend fit 15

Options are not fully confirming trend

Weekly backdrop +0.8%

RS 28.1

Expected move 13.2%
Put-call volume 0.12
Volume / OI 0.06
Reference IV 0.69
Max pain 90.00
Underlying 87.46
Nearest expiry 21 Aug 2026
Contracts 216

Research Brief

ALNT has a volatility chain read with 59/100 evidence alignment.

The practical question is whether the underlying confirms the options concentration. The chain prices a reference range of 75.91–99.01; The largest call open-interest concentration is 100.00; the largest put concentration is 80.00. The most active strike by current volume is 85.00.

Priced range75.91–99.01
Call concentration100.00
Put concentration80.00
Max pain reference90.00
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 75.91 to 99.01. Max pain at 90.00 sits inside that range, 2.9% above spot.

Spot Max pain
75.9187.46 ± 11.5599.01
Confirmation level

A close beyond 99.01 or below 75.91 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 59/100

Evidence alignment, not probability

Pressure is 88/100 toward calls; conviction uses its strength, while the signal label carries its direction.

Directional pressure88 × 42%
+37.0

How strongly activity leans toward calls or puts.

Participation41 × 22%
+9.1

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

Trend agreement15 × 26%
+3.9

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

Volatility88 × 10%
+8.8

The intensity of implied volatility and the priced move.

Reconstructed score58.8Matches stored calculation

Positioning by Strike

Where open interest and current activity concentrate

Full strike map

The largest call open-interest concentration is 100.00; the largest put concentration is 80.00. The most active strike by current volume is 85.00. Open-interest concentrations show where positions exist; they are not proven support, resistance or dealer exposure.

Put open interestStrikeCall open interest
0
55.00-37.1%
0
0
60.00-31.4%
0
0
65.00-25.7%
0
4
70.00-20.0%
0
2
75.00-14.2%
0
29
80.00-8.5%
4
22
85.00-2.8%
5
14
90.002.9%
61
0
95.008.6%
42
1
100.0014.3%
143
0
105.0020.1%
26
0
110.0025.8%
2
0
115.0031.5%
14
0
120.0037.2%
18
0
125.0042.9%
1
0
130.0048.6%
0
0
135.0054.4%
0
Nearest spot strike Max pain strikeBars show relative OI within this expiry

Volatility Curve

Front-loaded volatility

1.25× front/back

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

0.69 21 Aug 21d
0.59 18 Sep 49d
0.57 16 Oct 77d
0.58 20 Nov 112d
0.55 15 Jan 168d

Volatility by Strike

Upside optionality premium

Nearest expiry, within 20% of spot

Out-of-the-money calls carry higher implied volatility than comparable puts, indicating richer upside optionality.

70
75
80
85
90
95
100
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
216 / 216
  • 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

91/100
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 Volatility flow versus price

Options are pricing movement more than direction; compare expected move with the stock's actual weekly change.

Why this matters

Earnings/event positioning matters because it connects the options headline to the actual evidence: $62940 of estimated gross traded notional, calls · 8-21 days · itm, and a volatility flow versus price backdrop. Use it as a research priority signal, then validate the chart, liquidity, event calendar, and risk before acting.

Options pressure+88
1W price+0.8%
Call premium93%
Put premium7%
Notional split C 93% / P 7% Estimated gross traded notional uses volume × contract multiplier × midpoint, or last price when no valid midpoint is available.
Freshness 0.06 Volume divided by open interest across the visible chain.
Trend fit 15/100 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 · 8-21 days · ITM
Calls · 8-21 days · ITM calls cluster with 45 contracts traded, $32400 estimated gross traded notional, and 51% of visible notional.
$32400
Calls · 91+ days · OTM calls cluster with 18 contracts traded, $17248 estimated gross traded notional, and 27% of visible notional.
$17248
Calls · 91+ days · ITM calls cluster with 2 contracts traded, $3480 estimated gross traded notional, and 6% of visible notional.
$3480
Calls · 46-90 days · ITM calls cluster with 2 contracts traded, $3105 estimated gross traded notional, and 5% of visible notional.
$3105
Calls · 8-21 days · OTM calls cluster with 5 contracts traded, $1550 estimated gross traded notional, and 2% of visible notional.
$1550

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.

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
Close87.46
1W+0.8%
RS28.1
Fair value+122.9%
Options pressure88
Speculation41
Volatility88
Trend fit15

Today Versus Normal

Stored-options context

View history
Expected move 13.2% history building
30d avg - · 3/10 sessions -
90d avg - · 3/30 sessions -
180d avg - · 3/60 sessions -
IV 0.69 history building
30d avg - · 3/10 sessions -
90d avg - · 3/30 sessions -
180d avg - · 3/60 sessions -
Put-call 0.12 history building
30d avg - · 3/10 sessions -
90d avg - · 3/30 sessions -
180d avg - · 3/60 sessions -
Volume/OI 0.06 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 11:08 Volatility
Pressure 55
Move 13.8%
30 Jul 10:55 Volatility
Pressure 45
Move 14.3%
31 Jul 05:19 Bullish
Pressure 43
Move 13.9%
31 Jul 18:01 Volatility
Pressure 71
Move 14.7%
1 Aug 03:40 Volatility
Pressure 88
Move 13.3%
2 Aug 12:09 Volatility
Pressure 88
Move 13.2%

Strike Map

Where activity is clustering

Full strike map
Strike55.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike60.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike65.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike70.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 4
Strike75.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 2
Strike80.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 4
Puts · V 2 · OI 29
Strike85.00
Calls · V 45 · OI 5
Puts · V 2 · OI 22
Strike90.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 61
Puts · V 0 · OI 14

Term Structure

Expiration activity

Volume and IV
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Contracts38
Avg IV0.69
Put-call0.08
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Contracts34
Avg IV0.59
Put-call-
Expiry16 Oct 2026
Contracts48
Avg IV0.57
Put-call0.33
Expiry20 Nov 2026
Contracts48
Avg IV0.58
Put-call1.00
Expiry15 Jan 2027
Contracts48
Avg IV0.55
Put-call0.11

Skew

Call/put IV balance

OTM demand
21 Aug 2026Balanced skew
Call IV0.72
Put IV0.67
Skew-0.05
18 Sep 2026Balanced skew
Call IV0.60
Put IV0.63
Skew0.03
16 Oct 2026Balanced skew
Call IV0.55
Put IV0.58
Skew0.03
20 Nov 2026Balanced skew
Call IV0.55
Put IV0.59
Skew0.04
15 Jan 2027Balanced skew
Call IV0.55
Put IV0.55
Skew-

Contract Tape

Most active contracts

Full contract tape
ContractALNT260821C00085000
SideCall
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike85.00
Volume45
OI5
IV0.71
ContractALNT270115C00090000
SideCall
Expiry15 Jan 2027
Strike90.00
Volume12
OI26
IV0.55
ContractALNT260821C00095000
SideCall
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike95.00
Volume5
OI42
IV0.70
ContractALNT260821P00080000
SidePut
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike80.00
Volume2
OI29
IV0.67
ContractALNT260821P00085000
SidePut
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike85.00
Volume2
OI22
IV0.68
ContractALNT270115C00080000
SideCall
Expiry15 Jan 2027
Strike80.00
Volume2
OI5
IV0.56
ContractALNT260918C00105000
SideCall
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Strike105.00
Volume2
OI-
IV0.60
ContractALNT261016C00085000
SideCall
Expiry16 Oct 2026
Strike85.00
Volume1
OI60
IV0.57