Ticker Options Intelligence

FCFS options intelligence

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

Conviction 35 Market data through 29 Jul 2026 Checked 30 Jul 2026 05:19 · complete available chain

Options-market disagreement

Mixed pressure

FCFS currently carries mixed options pressure with a 35/100 conviction score. The nearest-chain expected move is 8.9%, with volume/open-interest participation at 0.01.

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

Options-market disagreement

Expected move 8.9%

Wider near-term move priced

Activity / OI 0.01

Current volume is quieter versus prior open interest

Put-call 1.29

Put-side skew

Trend fit 95

Options agree with trend context

Weekly backdrop -8.7%

RS 0.5

Expected move 8.9%
Put-call volume 1.29
Volume / OI 0.01
Reference IV 0.41
Max pain 200.00
Underlying 195.06
Nearest expiry 21 Aug 2026
Contracts 258

Options Intent Radar

Multi-expiry position-maintenance candidate

64/100
Primary intent Multi-expiry position-maintenance candidate

Activity is spread across expirations with heavier open interest than current volume, which can be consistent with position maintenance.

Flow vs price divergence No clean flow/price divergence

The options read is mixed, so divergence is not strong enough to classify.

Why this matters

Multi-expiry position-maintenance candidate matters because it connects the options headline to the actual evidence: $14922 of estimated gross traded notional, calls · 91+ days · itm, and a no clean flow/price divergence backdrop. Use it as a research priority signal, then validate the chart, liquidity, event calendar, and risk before acting.

Options pressure-4
1W price-8.7%
Call premium64%
Put premium36%
Notional split C 64% / P 36% Estimated gross traded notional uses volume × contract multiplier × midpoint, or last price when no valid midpoint is available.
Freshness 0.01 Volume divided by open interest across the visible chain.
Trend fit 95/100 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. Roll detection is conservative because opening and closing legs are not directly observable in this snapshot.
Conviction clusters Calls · 91+ days · ITM
Calls · 91+ days · ITM calls cluster with 2 contracts traded, $7870 estimated gross traded notional, and 53% of visible notional.
$7870
Puts · 46-90 days · ITM puts cluster with 4 contracts traded, $4595 estimated gross traded notional, and 31% of visible notional.
$4595
Calls · 46-90 days · OTM calls cluster with 4 contracts traded, $1625 estimated gross traded notional, and 11% of visible notional.
$1625
Puts · 46-90 days · OTM puts cluster with 4 contracts traded, $652 estimated gross traded notional, and 4% of visible notional.
$652
Calls · 22-45 days · OTM calls cluster with 1 contracts traded, $100 estimated gross traded notional, and 1% of visible notional.
$100

Setup Classification

Opportunity and risk frame

Context, not advice
Positive Options-confirmed trend

Positioning agrees with the Sharemaestro trend backdrop.

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.

Activity Anomaly

Above normal

67

Activity is running above the recent historical baseline.

Volume rank100th
Volume/OI rank100th
IV rank0th

Market Context

Underlying confirmation

Sharemaestro weekly
Close195.06
1W-8.7%
RS0.5
Fair value+45.5%
Options pressure-4
Speculation8
Volatility64
Trend fit95

Today Versus Normal

Stored-options context

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Expected move 8.9% muted
30d avg 10.0% · 1 read 0th
90d avg 10.0% · 1 read 0th
180d avg 10.0% · 1 read 0th
IV 0.41 muted
30d avg 0.42 · 1 read 0th
90d avg 0.42 · 1 read 0th
180d avg 0.42 · 1 read 0th
Put-call 1.29 muted
30d avg 1.75 · 1 read 0th
90d avg 1.75 · 1 read 0th
180d avg 1.75 · 1 read 0th
Volume/OI 0.01 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 10:27 Bearish
Pressure -19
Move 10.0%
30 Jul 04:19 Mixed
Pressure -4
Move 8.9%

Strike Map

Where activity is clustering

Full strike map
Strike140.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 1
Strike145.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike150.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike155.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike160.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike165.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike170.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 3
Strike175.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 1

Term Structure

Expiration activity

Volume and IV
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Contracts54
Avg IV0.41
Put-call-
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Contracts66
Avg IV0.39
Put-call2.00
Expiry18 Dec 2026
Contracts78
Avg IV0.40
Put-call-
Expiry19 Mar 2027
Contracts60
Avg IV0.40
Put-call-

Skew

Call/put IV balance

OTM demand
21 Aug 2026Balanced skew
Call IV0.38
Put IV0.41
Skew0.04
18 Sep 2026Balanced skew
Call IV0.37
Put IV0.41
Skew0.04
18 Dec 2026Put IV premium
Call IV0.36
Put IV0.41
Skew0.06
19 Mar 2027Balanced skew
Call IV0.38
Put IV0.41
Skew0.04

Contract Tape

Most active contracts

Full contract tape
ContractFCFS260918P00200000
SidePut
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Strike200.00
Volume3
OI178
IV0.40
ContractFCFS260918C00220000
SideCall
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Strike220.00
Volume2
OI33
IV0.38
ContractFCFS260918C00230000
SideCall
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Strike230.00
Volume2
OI12
IV0.37
ContractFCFS270319C00180000
SideCall
Expiry19 Mar 2027
Strike180.00
Volume2
OI-
IV0.40
ContractFCFS260918P00210000
SidePut
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Strike210.00
Volume1
OI34
IV0.39
ContractFCFS260821C00230000
SideCall
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike230.00
Volume1
OI18
IV0.18
ContractFCFS260918P00180000
SidePut
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Strike180.00
Volume1
OI4
IV0.40
ContractFCFS260918P00160000
SidePut
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Strike160.00
Volume1
OI1
IV0.23