Ticker Options Intelligence

RGCO options intelligence

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

Conviction 53 Market data through 29 Jul 2026 Checked 30 Jul 2026 00:19 · complete available chain

Volatility expansion watch

Volatility pressure

RGCO currently carries volatility options pressure with a 53/100 conviction score. The nearest-chain expected move is 13.1%, with volume/open-interest participation at 0.03.

Primary read Volatility

Volatility expansion watch

Expected move 13.1%

Wider near-term move priced

Activity / OI 0.03

Current volume is quieter versus prior open interest

Put-call 0.00

Call-side skew

Trend fit 0

Options are not fully confirming trend

Weekly backdrop -10.1%

RS -7.9

Expected move 13.1%
Put-call volume -
Volume / OI 0.03
Reference IV 1.15
Max pain 22.50
Underlying 22.00
Nearest expiry 21 Aug 2026
Contracts 12

Options Intent Radar

Earnings/event positioning

84/100
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: $1491 of estimated gross traded notional, calls · 46-90 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-10.1%
Call premium100%
Put premium0%
Notional split C 100% / P 0% 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 0/100 Agreement between options pressure and Sharemaestro market context.
Event window 10 Aug Matched earnings event is 11 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 · 46-90 days · OTM
Calls · 46-90 days · OTM calls cluster with 18 contracts traded, $1090 estimated gross traded notional, and 73% of visible notional.
$1090
Calls · 91+ days · OTM calls cluster with 4 contracts traded, $317 estimated gross traded notional, and 21% of visible notional.
$317
Calls · 22-45 days · OTM calls cluster with 12 contracts traded, $84 estimated gross traded notional, and 6% of visible notional.
$84

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

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
Close22.00
1W-10.1%
RS-7.9
Fair value+11.1%
Options pressure100
Speculation5
Volatility96
Trend fit0

Today Versus Normal

Stored-options context

View history
Expected move 13.1% elevated
30d avg 12.4% · 1 read 100th
90d avg 12.4% · 1 read 100th
180d avg 12.4% · 1 read 100th
IV 1.15 elevated
30d avg 0.49 · 1 read 100th
90d avg 0.49 · 1 read 100th
180d avg 0.49 · 1 read 100th
Put-call 0.00 elevated
30d avg 0.00 · 1 read 100th
90d avg 0.00 · 1 read 100th
180d avg 0.00 · 1 read 100th
Volume/OI 0.03 elevated
30d avg 0.01 · 1 read 100th
90d avg 0.01 · 1 read 100th
180d avg 0.01 · 1 read 100th

Pressure Trail

Recent pressure and volatility

Open trail
29 Jul 11:39 Volatility
Pressure 100
Move 12.4%
29 Jul 23:19 Volatility
Pressure 100
Move 13.1%

Strike Map

Where activity is clustering

Full strike map
Strike22.50
Calls · V 0 · OI 1
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike25.00
Calls · V 1 · OI 5
Puts · V 0 · OI 1
Strike30.00
Calls · V 11 · OI 1026
Puts · V 0 · OI 0

Term Structure

Expiration activity

Volume and IV
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Contracts4
Avg IV1.15
Put-call-
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Contracts1
Avg IV1.31
Put-call-
Expiry16 Oct 2026
Contracts2
Avg IV0.66
Put-call-
Expiry15 Jan 2027
Contracts5
Avg IV0.33
Put-call-

Skew

Call/put IV balance

OTM demand
21 Aug 2026Incomplete skew
Call IV1.09
Put IV-
Skew-
18 Sep 2026Incomplete skew
Call IV1.31
Put IV-
Skew-
16 Oct 2026Incomplete skew
Call IV0.47
Put IV-
Skew-
15 Jan 2027Incomplete skew
Call IV0.43
Put IV-
Skew-

Contract Tape

Most active contracts

Full contract tape
ContractRGCO270115P00030000
SidePut
Expiry15 Jan 2027
Strike30.00
Volume-
OI2
IV0.48
ContractRGCO261016C00030000
SideCall
Expiry16 Oct 2026
Strike30.00
Volume-
OI2
IV0.85
ContractRGCO270115C00035000
SideCall
Expiry15 Jan 2027
Strike35.00
Volume-
OI2
IV0.59
ContractRGCO260821C00022500
SideCall
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike22.50
Volume-
OI1
IV1.09
ContractRGCO260821P00025000
SidePut
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike25.00
Volume-
OI1
IV1.42
ContractRGCO270115P00025000
SidePut
Expiry15 Jan 2027
Strike25.00
Volume-
OI-
IV0.00
ContractRGCO261016C00025000
SideCall
Expiry16 Oct 2026
Strike25.00
Volume14
OI26
IV0.47
ContractRGCO260821C00030000
SideCall
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike30.00
Volume11
OI1026
IV0.62