Ticker Options Intelligence

DOC options intelligence

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

Conviction 44 Market data through 3 Aug 2026 Checked 3 Aug 2026 18:44 · complete available chain

Call-side pressure

Bullish pressure

DOC currently carries bullish options pressure with a 44/100 conviction score. The nearest-chain expected move is 5.8%, with volume/open-interest participation at 0.02.

Primary read Bullish

Call-side pressure

Expected move 5.8%

Near-term move context

Activity / OI 0.02

Current volume is quieter versus prior open interest

Put-call 0.72

Call-side skew

Trend fit 71

Options agree with trend context

Weekly backdrop -2.0%

RS 13.2

Expected move 5.8%
Put-call volume 0.72
Volume / OI 0.02
Reference IV 0.50
Max pain 20.00
Underlying 21.83
Nearest expiry 21 Aug 2026
Contracts 103

Research Brief

DOC has a bullish chain read with 44/100 evidence alignment.

The practical question is whether the underlying confirms the options concentration. The chain prices a reference range of 20.55–23.11; The largest call open-interest concentration is 22.50; the largest put concentration is 20.00. The most active strike by current volume is 22.50.

Priced range20.55–23.11
Call concentration22.50
Put concentration20.00
Max pain reference20.00
What would confirm it
  • Price holds or improves while call-side concentration remains elevated.
  • The current chain read already agrees with the stored weekly trend context.
What would weaken it
  • Price weakens while call pressure fades or reverses toward puts.
  • Front-expiry volatility is rich, so the signal may be event-driven and vulnerable to volatility compression.

Priced Move

Where the chain says movement becomes exceptional

Size, not direction · through 21 Aug

Options imply 20.55 to 23.11. Max pain at 20.00 lies outside the priced range, so it is a weak near-term anchor.

Spot Max pain
20.5521.83 ± 1.2823.11
Confirmation level

A close beyond 23.11 or below 20.55 at the 21 Aug expiry would exceed the move currently priced by this chain.

Important limitation

The range is a pricing reference, not a forecast; volatility can reprice sharply after news or as expiry approaches.

Score Construction

Why conviction is 44/100

Evidence alignment, not probability

Pressure is 26/100 toward calls; conviction uses its strength, while the signal label carries its direction.

Directional pressure26 × 42%
+10.8

How strongly activity leans toward calls or puts.

Participation41 × 22%
+8.9

Volume relative to existing open interest and contract-level activity.

Trend agreement71 × 26%
+18.4

How closely the chain read agrees with the underlying trend backdrop.

Volatility59 × 10%
+5.9

The intensity of implied volatility and the priced move.

Reconstructed score44.0Matches stored calculation

Positioning by Strike

Where open interest and current activity concentrate

Full strike map

The largest call open-interest concentration is 22.50; the largest put concentration is 20.00. The most active strike by current volume is 22.50. Open-interest concentrations show where positions exist; they are not proven support, resistance or dealer exposure.

Put open interestStrikeCall open interest
9
12.50-42.7%
5
10
15.00-31.3%
6
49
17.50-19.8%
0
330
20.00-8.4%
285
115
22.503.1%
15602
8
25.0014.5%
503
10
30.0037.4%
13
Nearest spot strike Max pain strikeBars show relative OI within this expiry

Gamma Profile by Strike

Positive gamma proxy

Model-estimated Greeks · 100% coverage

Call-side gamma sensitivity outweighs the put-side proxy across the retained chain. The largest bars mark levels where delta-hedging sensitivity may be most concentrated.

Net profile+$2.3MDelta change / 1% move
Positive peak22.50+$2.0M
Negative peak15.00-$17,843
Nearest balance17.57Interpolated sign change
StrikeNegativePositiveNet / 1% move
2.50-88.5%
+$9
5.00-77.1%
-$25
7.50-65.6%
-$391
10.00-54.2%
-$2,311
12.50-42.7%
-$2,187
15.00-31.3%
-$17,843
17.50-19.8%
-$6,491
20.00-8.4%
+$219,237
22.503.1%
+$2.0M
25.0014.5%
+$69,554
30.0037.4%
+$1,637
35.0060.3%
+$800
Positive call-side proxy Negative put-side proxyHighlighted row is nearest spot strike

Scenario proxy = gamma × open interest × 100 shares × spot² × 1%. Calls are positive and puts negative by convention. Missing Greeks use a Black-Scholes estimate from stored IV with zero rate and dividend assumptions. Open interest does not reveal who is long or short, so this is not observed dealer positioning or a forecast.

Volatility Curve

Front-loaded volatility

1.42× front/back

Near-term options are materially richer than later expirations, consistent with concentrated event or immediate-risk pricing.

0.50 21 Aug 18d
0.57 18 Sep 46d
0.42 16 Oct 74d
0.39 18 Dec 137d
0.43 15 Jan 165d
0.36 21 Jan 536d

Volatility by Strike

Downside protection premium

Nearest expiry, within 20% of spot

Out-of-the-money puts carry higher implied volatility than comparable calls, indicating richer downside protection.

18
20
23
25
Put IV Call IV

Historical Replay

How matured reads behaved through expiry

0 matured · 0 directional

Forward validation is building. The earliest eligible stored read expires 21 Aug 2026; its result will appear after the matched closing reference is stored.

Directional follow-through-
Moves contained by pricing-
Average expiry move-
Validation readiness
  • Auditable calculationoriginal version retained
  • Independent entryone read per market session
  • Point-in-time referencerequired at entry
  • Matched expiry closereported only after maturity

Eligible snapshots must have a dated market session, stored signal, and point-in-time market reference. Each observation uses one read per market session and the first stored weekly close on or immediately after expiry; its original calculation version is retained. It is an evidence audit, not an executable strategy or evidence of future performance.

Evidence Quality

High

A100/100
Retained chain100%
Implied volatility100%
Two-sided quotes100%
Open interest100%
Chain status
Complete available chain
Market date
3 Aug 2026
Calculation
v2.0
Contracts
103 / 103
  • No material coverage gap was detected in the retained chain.

Aggregate chain data supports concentration, participation and pricing analysis. It does not identify trade aggressor, opening versus closing activity, multi-leg intent or dealer inventory.

Options Intent Radar

Earnings/event positioning

73/100
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 Bullish flow against weak price

Options are leaning call-side while the stock is down on the week, a divergence that needs price confirmation.

Why this matters

Earnings/event positioning matters because it connects the options headline to the actual evidence: $572,596 of estimated gross traded notional, calls · 91+ days · itm, and a bullish flow against weak price backdrop. Use it as a research priority signal, then validate the chart, liquidity, event calendar, and risk before acting.

Options pressure+26
1W price-2.0%
Call premium86%
Put premium14%
Notional split C 86% / P 14% 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 71/100 Agreement between options pressure and Sharemaestro market context.
Event window 4 Aug Matched earnings event is 0 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 · 91+ days · ITM
Calls · 91+ days · ITM calls cluster with 296 contracts traded, $385,172 estimated gross traded notional, and 67% of visible notional.
$385,172
Calls · 46-90 days · ITM calls cluster with 97 contracts traded, $94,012 estimated gross traded notional, and 16% of visible notional.
$94,012
Puts · 91+ days · ITM puts cluster with 141 contracts traded, $60,941 estimated gross traded notional, and 11% of visible notional.
$60,941
Puts · 8-21 days · ITM puts cluster with 17 contracts traded, $9,035 estimated gross traded notional, and 2% of visible notional.
$9,035
Puts · 91+ days · OTM puts cluster with 161 contracts traded, $7,800 estimated gross traded notional, and 1% of visible notional.
$7,800

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.

Warning Bullish pressure over fair value

Call pressure is building while the stock sits above Sharemaestro fair value.

Activity Anomaly

Warming up

-

4 of 10 completed market sessions are available. More session history is needed before activity can be compared with a reliable normal.

Baseline: 4 completed sessions

Volume rank-
Volume/OI rank-
IV rank-

Market Context

Underlying confirmation

Sharemaestro weekly
Close21.83
1W-2.0%
RS13.2
Fair value+25.6%
Options pressure26
Speculation41
Volatility59
Trend fit71

Today Versus Normal

Stored-options context

View history
Expected move 5.8% history building
30d avg - · 4/10 sessions -
90d avg - · 4/30 sessions -
180d avg - · 4/60 sessions -
IV 0.50 history building
30d avg - · 4/10 sessions -
90d avg - · 4/30 sessions -
180d avg - · 4/60 sessions -
Put-call 0.72 history building
30d avg - · 4/10 sessions -
90d avg - · 4/30 sessions -
180d avg - · 4/60 sessions -
Volume/OI 0.02 history building
30d avg - · 4/10 sessions -
90d avg - · 4/30 sessions -
180d avg - · 4/60 sessions -

Pressure Trail

Recent pressure and volatility

Open trail
29 Jul 10:23 Bullish
Pressure 100
Move 7.0%
30 Jul 10:20 Bullish
Pressure 76
Move 10.2%
31 Jul 11:04 Bullish
Pressure 100
Move 6.1%
3 Aug 11:34 Bullish
Pressure 28
Move 6.3%
3 Aug 17:44 Bullish
Pressure 26
Move 5.8%

Strike Map

Where activity is clustering

Full strike map
Strike12.50
Calls · V 1 · OI 5
Puts · V 2 · OI 9
Strike15.00
Calls · V 1 · OI 6
Puts · V 3 · OI 10
Strike17.50
Calls · V 3 · OI 0
Puts · V 1 · OI 49
Strike20.00
Calls · V 5 · OI 285
Puts · V 2 · OI 330
Strike22.50
Calls · V 24 · OI 15602
Puts · V 7 · OI 115
Strike25.00
Calls · V 1 · OI 503
Puts · V 0 · OI 8
Strike30.00
Calls · V 2 · OI 13
Puts · V 10 · OI 10

Term Structure

Expiration activity

Volume and IV
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Contracts14
Avg IV0.50
Put-call0.68
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Contracts9
Avg IV0.57
Put-call0.13
Expiry16 Oct 2026
Contracts20
Avg IV0.42
Put-call0.50
Expiry18 Dec 2026
Contracts18
Avg IV0.39
Put-call0.21
Expiry15 Jan 2027
Contracts21
Avg IV0.43
Put-call0.78

Skew

Call/put IV balance

OTM demand
21 Aug 2026Put IV premium
Call IV0.31
Put IV0.45
Skew0.14
18 Sep 2026Put IV premium
Call IV0.36
Put IV0.49
Skew0.12
16 Oct 2026Call IV premium
Call IV0.43
Put IV0.32
Skew-0.10
18 Dec 2026Balanced skew
Call IV0.28
Put IV0.33
Skew0.05
15 Jan 2027Put IV premium
Call IV0.28
Put IV0.38
Skew0.09

Contract Tape

Most active contracts

Full contract tape
ContractDOC280121P00005000
SidePut
Expiry21 Jan 2028
Strike5.00
Volume-
OI20
IV1.29
ContractDOC260821P00025000
SidePut
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike25.00
Volume-
OI8
IV0.53
ContractDOC261016P00002500
SidePut
Expiry16 Oct 2026
Strike2.50
Volume-
OI1
IV2.09
ContractDOC260918P00015000
SidePut
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Strike15.00
Volume-
OI1
IV0.61
ContractDOC260918P00012500
SidePut
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Strike12.50
Volume-
OI1
IV0.72
ContractDOC261016C00030000
SideCall
Expiry16 Oct 2026
Strike30.00
Volume-
OI1
IV0.50
ContractDOC270115P00005000
SidePut
Expiry15 Jan 2027
Strike5.00
Volume-
OI-
IV0.50
ContractDOC261218C00030000
SideCall
Expiry18 Dec 2026
Strike30.00
Volume-
OI-
IV0.13