Ticker Options Intelligence

FRST options intelligence

Primis Financial Corp options pressure, expected move, strike concentration, and Sharemaestro trend context.

Conviction 62 Market data through 29 Jul 2026 Checked 30 Jul 2026 05:19 · complete available chain

Volatility expansion watch

Volatility pressure

FRST currently carries volatility options pressure with a 62/100 conviction score. The nearest-chain expected move is 33.6%, with volume/open-interest participation at 0.36.

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

Volatility expansion watch

Expected move 33.6%

Wider near-term move priced

Activity / OI 0.36

Current volume is quieter versus prior open interest

Put-call 0.01

Call-side skew

Trend fit 0

Options are not fully confirming trend

Weekly backdrop -5.1%

RS 10.3

Expected move 33.6%
Put-call volume 0.01
Volume / OI 0.36
Reference IV 1.37
Max pain 2.50
Underlying 15.34
Nearest expiry 21 Aug 2026
Contracts 18

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: $35775 of estimated gross traded notional, calls · 22-45 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+100
1W price-5.1%
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 0.36 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 · 22-45 days · ITM
Calls · 22-45 days · ITM calls cluster with 19 contracts traded, $19345 estimated gross traded notional, and 54% of visible notional.
$19345
Calls · 91+ days · ITM calls cluster with 6 contracts traded, $5840 estimated gross traded notional, and 16% of visible notional.
$5840
Calls · 22-45 days · OTM calls cluster with 128 contracts traded, $5760 estimated gross traded notional, and 16% of visible notional.
$5760
Calls · 46-90 days · ITM calls cluster with 3 contracts traded, $4110 estimated gross traded notional, and 11% of visible notional.
$4110
Calls · 22-45 days · ATM calls cluster with 5 contracts traded, $550 estimated gross traded notional, and 2% of visible notional.
$550

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
Close15.34
1W-5.1%
RS10.3
Fair value+39.4%
Options pressure100
Speculation48
Volatility96
Trend fit0

Today Versus Normal

Stored-options context

View history
Expected move 33.6% elevated
30d avg 11.1% · 1 read 100th
90d avg 11.1% · 1 read 100th
180d avg 11.1% · 1 read 100th
IV 1.37 elevated
30d avg 0.44 · 1 read 100th
90d avg 0.44 · 1 read 100th
180d avg 0.44 · 1 read 100th
Put-call 0.01 elevated
30d avg 0.00 · 1 read 100th
90d avg 0.00 · 1 read 100th
180d avg 0.00 · 1 read 100th
Volume/OI 0.36 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 11:35 Bullish
Pressure 100
Move 11.1%
30 Jul 04:19 Volatility
Pressure 100
Move 33.6%

Strike Map

Where activity is clustering

Full strike map
Strike2.50
Calls · V 11 · OI 18
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike5.00
Calls · V 1 · OI 1
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike10.00
Calls · V 6 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike12.50
Calls · V 1 · OI 1
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike15.00
Calls · V 5 · OI 370
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike17.50
Calls · V 128 · OI 23
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike20.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 10
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike25.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 0

Term Structure

Expiration activity

Volume and IV
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Contracts8
Avg IV1.37
Put-call-
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Contracts2
Avg IV1.83
Put-call-
Expiry20 Nov 2026
Contracts7
Avg IV1.07
Put-call0.17
Expiry19 Feb 2027
Contracts1
Avg IV0.57
Put-call-

Skew

Call/put IV balance

OTM demand
21 Aug 2026Incomplete skew
Call IV0.55
Put IV-
Skew-
18 Sep 2026Incomplete skew
Call IV-
Put IV0.52
Skew-
20 Nov 2026Incomplete skew
Call IV-
Put IV0.65
Skew-
19 Feb 2027Incomplete skew
Call IV0.57
Put IV-
Skew-

Contract Tape

Most active contracts

Full contract tape
ContractFRST260821C00020000
SideCall
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike20.00
Volume-
OI10
IV0.92
ContractFRST260918P00015000
SidePut
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Strike15.00
Volume-
OI3
IV0.52
ContractFRST261120C00010000
SideCall
Expiry20 Nov 2026
Strike10.00
Volume-
OI1
IV0.89
ContractFRST261120C00005000
SideCall
Expiry20 Nov 2026
Strike5.00
Volume-
OI-
IV1.86
ContractFRST261120P00025000
SidePut
Expiry20 Nov 2026
Strike25.00
Volume-
OI-
IV0.87
ContractFRST260821P00025000
SidePut
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike25.00
Volume-
OI-
IV0.00
ContractFRST260821C00017500
SideCall
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike17.50
Volume128
OI23
IV0.55
ContractFRST260821C00002500
SideCall
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike2.50
Volume11
OI18
IV4.69