Ticker Options Intelligence

GOTU options intelligence

Gaotu Techedu Inc DRC options pressure, expected move, strike concentration, and Sharemaestro trend context.

Conviction 53 Market data through 29 Jul 2026 Checked 30 Jul 2026 05:19 · complete available chain

Volatility expansion watch

Volatility pressure

GOTU currently carries volatility options pressure with a 53/100 conviction score. The nearest-chain expected move is 22.4%, with volume/open-interest participation at 0.02.

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

Volatility expansion watch

Expected move 22.4%

Wider near-term move priced

Activity / OI 0.02

Current volume is quieter versus prior open interest

Put-call 0.02

Call-side skew

Trend fit 0

Options are not fully confirming trend

Weekly backdrop -8.8%

RS -88.9

Expected move 22.4%
Put-call volume 0.02
Volume / OI 0.02
Reference IV 1.35
Max pain 2.00
Underlying 1.56
Nearest expiry 21 Aug 2026
Contracts 58

Options Intent Radar

Volatility expansion bet

92/100
Primary intent Volatility expansion bet

The strongest message is movement risk: expected move and implied volatility are carrying more signal than 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

Volatility expansion bet matters because it connects the options headline to the actual evidence: $4332 of estimated gross traded notional, calls · 91+ days · otm, 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+100
1W price-8.8%
Call premium91%
Put premium9%
Notional split C 91% / P 9% Estimated gross traded notional uses volume × contract multiplier × midpoint, or last price when no valid midpoint is available.
Freshness 0.02 Volume divided by open interest across the visible chain.
Trend fit 0/100 Agreement between options pressure and Sharemaestro market context.
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 183 contracts traded, $3138 estimated gross traded notional, and 72% of visible notional.
$3138
Calls · 22-45 days · OTM calls cluster with 125 contracts traded, $625 estimated gross traded notional, and 14% of visible notional.
$625
Puts · 91+ days · ITM puts cluster with 2 contracts traded, $240 estimated gross traded notional, and 6% of visible notional.
$240
Calls · 46-90 days · OTM calls cluster with 12 contracts traded, $195 estimated gross traded notional, and 5% of visible notional.
$195
Puts · 46-90 days · ITM puts cluster with 2 contracts traded, $95 estimated gross traded notional, and 2% of visible notional.
$95

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

High anomaly

100

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

Volume rank100th
Volume/OI rank100th
IV rank100th

Market Context

Underlying confirmation

Sharemaestro weekly
Close1.56
1W-8.8%
RS-88.9
Fair value-77.1%
Options pressure100
Speculation9
Volatility96
Trend fit0

Today Versus Normal

Stored-options context

View history
Expected move 22.4% muted
30d avg 29.7% · 1 read 0th
90d avg 29.7% · 1 read 0th
180d avg 29.7% · 1 read 0th
IV 1.35 elevated
30d avg 1.18 · 1 read 100th
90d avg 1.18 · 1 read 100th
180d avg 1.18 · 1 read 100th
Put-call 0.02 muted
30d avg 0.08 · 1 read 0th
90d avg 0.08 · 1 read 0th
180d avg 0.08 · 1 read 0th
Volume/OI 0.02 elevated
30d avg 0.00 · 1 read 100th
90d avg 0.00 · 1 read 100th
180d avg 0.00 · 1 read 100th

Pressure Trail

Recent pressure and volatility

Open trail
29 Jul 11:27 Volatility
Pressure 95
Move 29.7%
30 Jul 04:19 Volatility
Pressure 100
Move 22.4%

Strike Map

Where activity is clustering

Full strike map
Strike1.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 24
Strike2.00
Calls · V 121 · OI 139
Puts · V 1 · OI 3
Strike3.00
Calls · V 4 · OI 7
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike4.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 7
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike5.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 5
Puts · V 0 · OI 0

Term Structure

Expiration activity

Volume and IV
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Contracts10
Avg IV1.35
Put-call0.01
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Contracts10
Avg IV1.19
Put-call0.14
Expiry16 Oct 2026
Contracts14
Avg IV0.96
Put-call0.40
Expiry15 Jan 2027
Contracts24
Avg IV0.92
Put-call0.01

Skew

Call/put IV balance

OTM demand
21 Aug 2026Put IV premium
Call IV0.48
Put IV1.33
Skew0.85
18 Sep 2026Call IV premium
Call IV0.99
Put IV0.89
Skew-0.10
16 Oct 2026Put IV premium
Call IV0.67
Put IV0.73
Skew0.06
15 Jan 2027Call IV premium
Call IV1.07
Put IV0.17
Skew-0.90

Contract Tape

Most active contracts

Full contract tape
ContractGOTU260821C00002000
SideCall
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike2.00
Volume121
OI139
IV0.48
ContractGOTU270115C00002000
SideCall
Expiry15 Jan 2027
Strike2.00
Volume100
OI853
IV0.68
ContractGOTU270115C00005000
SideCall
Expiry15 Jan 2027
Strike5.00
Volume63
OI406
IV0.75
ContractGOTU270115C00004500
SideCall
Expiry15 Jan 2027
Strike4.50
Volume8
OI307
IV0.69
ContractGOTU260918C00003000
SideCall
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Strike3.00
Volume6
OI6
IV0.83
ContractGOTU261016C00002000
SideCall
Expiry16 Oct 2026
Strike2.00
Volume5
OI541
IV1.11
ContractGOTU270115C00007000
SideCall
Expiry15 Jan 2027
Strike7.00
Volume4
OI2422
IV0.93
ContractGOTU260821C00003000
SideCall
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike3.00
Volume4
OI7
IV1.25