Ticker Options Intelligence

VZ options intelligence

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

Conviction 48 17 Jun 2026 21:36

Volatility expansion watch

Volatility pressure

VZ currently carries volatility options pressure with a 48/100 conviction score. The nearest-chain expected move is 5.1%, with volume/open-interest participation at 0.10.

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

Volatility expansion watch

Expected move 5.1%

Near-term move context

Fresh flow 0.10

Participation is quieter

Put-call 1.47

Put-side skew

Trend fit 90

Options agree with trend context

Weekly backdrop +6.0%

RS 1.2

Expected move5.1%
Put-call volume1.47
Volume / OI0.10
Avg IV0.94
Max pain46.50
Underlying48.11
Nearest expiry18 Jun 2026
Contracts237

Opportunity + Risk Framework

What kind of setup is this?

Context, not a recommendation
Positive Options-confirmed trend

Positioning agrees with the Sharemaestro trend backdrop.

Warning Volatility expansion

The tape is pricing or displaying unusually elevated activity.

Activity Anomaly

High anomaly

94

Current options activity is unusually hot versus this ticker's stored history.

Volume rank100th
Volume/OI rank83th
IV rank100th

Premium Angles

What is unusual here?

Flow, pin, trend, event
Persistent pressure 3x

Volatility pressure has repeated across recent snapshots.

Trend agreement 90

Options positioning and Sharemaestro trend context are aligned.

Today Versus Normal

30 / 90 / 180 day context

Stored options memory
Expected move 5.1% elevated
30d avg 3.1% 92th
90d avg 3.1% 92th
180d avg 3.1% 92th
IV 0.94 elevated
30d avg 0.28 100th
90d avg 0.28 100th
180d avg 0.28 100th
Put-call 1.47 elevated
30d avg 0.45 92th
90d avg 0.45 92th
180d avg 0.45 92th
Volume/OI 0.10 elevated
30d avg 0.47 83th
90d avg 0.47 83th
180d avg 0.47 83th

History

Pressure and volatility trail

Pressure, move, IV, participation
17 Jun Bullish
Pressure 49
Move -
IV 0.16
Vol/OI 4.70
17 Jun Bullish
Pressure 45
Move 3.0%
IV 0.16
Vol/OI 0.14
17 Jun Bullish
Pressure 49
Move 3.0%
IV 0.16
Vol/OI 0.08
17 Jun Bullish
Pressure 49
Move 3.0%
IV 0.16
Vol/OI 0.08
17 Jun Bullish
Pressure 49
Move 3.0%
IV 0.16
Vol/OI 0.08
17 Jun Bullish
Pressure 49
Move 3.0%
IV 0.16
Vol/OI 0.08
17 Jun Bullish
Pressure 49
Move 3.0%
IV 0.16
Vol/OI 0.08
17 Jun Bullish
Pressure 49
Move 3.0%
IV 0.16
Vol/OI 0.08
17 Jun Bullish
Pressure 49
Move 3.0%
IV 0.16
Vol/OI 0.08
17 Jun Bullish
Pressure 49
Move 3.0%
IV 0.16
Vol/OI 0.08
17 Jun Volatility
Pressure 32
Move 5.0%
IV 0.81
Vol/OI 0.03
17 Jun Volatility
Pressure -19
Move 5.3%
IV 0.92
Vol/OI 0.10
17 Jun Volatility
Pressure -19
Move 5.1%
IV 0.94
Vol/OI 0.10

Classic Baseline

Current tape versus recent history

Percentile detail
Expected move 5.1% Recent avg 3.1% · 92th

Elevated versus recent tape

Avg implied volatility 0.94 Recent avg 0.28 · 100th

Elevated versus recent tape

Put-call volume 1.47 Recent avg 0.45 · 92th

Elevated versus recent tape

Volume / open interest 0.10 Recent avg 0.47 · 83th

Elevated versus recent tape

Market context

Sharemaestro weekly
Close48.11
1W+6.0%
RS1.2
Fair value+27.4%
Options pressure-19
Speculation42
Volatility76
Trend fit90

Strike Map

Strike activity map

Nearest expiry
Strike20.00
Calls · V 1 · OI 3
Puts · V 2 · OI 137
Strike23.00
Calls · V 1 · OI 2
Puts · V 1 · OI 623
Strike25.00
Calls · V 8 · OI 9
Puts · V 1 · OI 192
Strike28.00
Calls · V 5 · OI 3
Puts · V 2 · OI 4412
Strike30.00
Calls · V 1 · OI 23
Puts · V 1 · OI 3896
Strike33.00
Calls · V 2 · OI 9
Puts · V 2 · OI 3804
Strike35.00
Calls · V 27 · OI 48
Puts · V 1 · OI 8730
Strike36.00
Calls · V 5 · OI 9
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike37.00
Calls · V 5 · OI 8
Puts · V 10 · OI 19
Strike38.00
Calls · V 11 · OI 43
Puts · V 1 · OI 19295
Strike39.00
Calls · V 3 · OI 26
Puts · V 3 · OI 52
Strike40.00
Calls · V 6 · OI 194
Puts · V 2 · OI 7264
Strike41.00
Calls · V 1 · OI 5
Puts · V 2 · OI 451
Strike41.50
Calls · V 148 · OI 2
Puts · V 10 · OI 14
Strike42.00
Calls · V 155 · OI 7290
Puts · V 11 · OI 11250
Strike42.50
Calls · V 2 · OI 4
Puts · V 11 · OI 19
Strike43.00
Calls · V 2 · OI 94
Puts · V 181 · OI 3907
Strike43.50
Calls · V 4 · OI 44
Puts · V 42 · OI 253
Strike44.00
Calls · V 99 · OI 97
Puts · V 83 · OI 8058
Strike44.50
Calls · V 5 · OI 33
Puts · V 216 · OI 435
Strike45.00
Calls · V 1553 · OI 13419
Puts · V 957 · OI 20526
Strike45.50
Calls · V 451 · OI 821
Puts · V 341 · OI 1493
Strike46.00
Calls · V 698 · OI 3689
Puts · V 495 · OI 3969
Strike46.50
Calls · V 710 · OI 615
Puts · V 138 · OI 1609
Strike47.00
Calls · V 1059 · OI 9701
Puts · V 301 · OI 15777
Strike47.50
Calls · V 577 · OI 2237
Puts · V 109 · OI 1326
Strike48.00
Calls · V 526 · OI 8822
Puts · V 5550 · OI 4620
Strike48.50
Calls · V 80 · OI 4305
Puts · V 344 · OI 228
Strike49.00
Calls · V 197 · OI 6313
Puts · V 1342 · OI 892
Strike49.50
Calls · V 14 · OI 1571
Puts · V 18 · OI 9
Strike50.00
Calls · V 142 · OI 36810
Puts · V 3555 · OI 2366
Strike51.00
Calls · V 77 · OI 3275
Puts · V 1 · OI 0
Strike52.00
Calls · V 11 · OI 437
Puts · V 7 · OI 0
Strike52.50
Calls · V 72 · OI 5747
Puts · V 155 · OI 102
Strike53.00
Calls · V 20 · OI 71
Puts · V 3 · OI 0
Strike54.00
Calls · V 8 · OI 18
Puts · V 2 · OI 0
Strike55.00
Calls · V 8 · OI 13099
Puts · V 6 · OI 0
Strike56.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 4
Puts · V 4 · OI 0
Strike57.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 11 · OI 2
Strike57.50
Calls · V 39 · OI 900
Puts · V 1 · OI 0
Strike60.00
Calls · V 4 · OI 2271
Puts · V 2 · OI 0
Strike65.00
Calls · V 5 · OI 515
Puts · V 6 · OI 0

Term Structure

Expiration activity

Volume and IV
Expiry18 Jun 2026
Contracts82
Avg IV1.67
Put-call2.07
Expiry26 Jun 2026
Contracts60
Avg IV0.57
Put-call0.78
Expiry2 Jul 2026
Contracts52
Avg IV0.50
Put-call0.43
Expiry10 Jul 2026
Contracts43
Avg IV0.59
Put-call0.98

Skew

Call/put IV balance

OTM demand
18 Jun 2026Put protection bid
Call IV0.85
Put IV1.17
Skew0.32
26 Jun 2026Call upside bid
Call IV0.47
Put IV0.40
Skew-0.06
2 Jul 2026Call upside bid
Call IV0.50
Put IV0.30
Skew-0.20
10 Jul 2026Balanced skew
Call IV0.38
Put IV0.36
Skew-0.02

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Contracts

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By volume
ContractVZ260618P00048000
SidePut
Expiry18 Jun 2026
Strike48.00
Volume5550
OI4620
IV0.71
ContractVZ260618P00050000
SidePut
Expiry18 Jun 2026
Strike50.00
Volume3555
OI2366
IV1.01
ContractVZ260618C00045000
SideCall
Expiry18 Jun 2026
Strike45.00
Volume1553
OI13419
IV0.52
ContractVZ260618P00049000
SidePut
Expiry18 Jun 2026
Strike49.00
Volume1342
OI892
IV1.16
ContractVZ260618C00047000
SideCall
Expiry18 Jun 2026
Strike47.00
Volume1059
OI9701
IV0.27
ContractVZ260710P00043000
SidePut
Expiry10 Jul 2026
Strike43.00
Volume1009
OI215
IV0.28
ContractVZ260618P00045000
SidePut
Expiry18 Jun 2026
Strike45.00
Volume957
OI20526
IV0.35
ContractVZ260618C00046500
SideCall
Expiry18 Jun 2026
Strike46.50
Volume710
OI615
IV0.28
ContractVZ260618C00046000
SideCall
Expiry18 Jun 2026
Strike46.00
Volume698
OI3689
IV0.28
ContractVZ260626P00045000
SidePut
Expiry26 Jun 2026
Strike45.00
Volume685
OI2110
IV0.23
ContractVZ260618C00047500
SideCall
Expiry18 Jun 2026
Strike47.50
Volume577
OI2237
IV0.34
ContractVZ260626C00045000
SideCall
Expiry26 Jun 2026
Strike45.00
Volume569
OI1137
IV0.30
ContractVZ260618C00048000
SideCall
Expiry18 Jun 2026
Strike48.00
Volume526
OI8822
IV0.36
ContractVZ260710C00046000
SideCall
Expiry10 Jul 2026
Strike46.00
Volume508
OI85
IV0.24
ContractVZ260626C00047000
SideCall
Expiry26 Jun 2026
Strike47.00
Volume504
OI868
IV0.25
ContractVZ260626C00046000
SideCall
Expiry26 Jun 2026
Strike46.00
Volume497
OI413
IV0.26