Ticker Options Intelligence

BFST options intelligence

Business First Bancshares Inc options pressure, expected move, strike concentration, and Sharemaestro trend context.

Conviction 43 Market data through 29 Jul 2026 Checked 30 Jul 2026 05:19 · complete available chain

Call-side pressure

Bullish pressure

BFST currently carries bullish options pressure with a 43/100 conviction score. The nearest-chain expected move is 11.4%, with volume/open-interest participation at 0.06.

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

Call-side pressure

Expected move 11.4%

Wider near-term move priced

Activity / OI 0.06

Current volume is quieter versus prior open interest

Put-call 0.33

Call-side skew

Trend fit 37

Options are not fully confirming trend

Weekly backdrop +0.9%

RS 7.7

Expected move 11.4%
Put-call volume 0.33
Volume / OI 0.06
Reference IV 0.46
Max pain 30.00
Underlying 31.16
Nearest expiry 21 Aug 2026
Contracts 64

Options Intent Radar

Multi-expiry position-maintenance candidate

60/100
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 Bullish flow before price confirmation

Call-side pressure is building before a meaningful weekly price response.

Why this matters

Multi-expiry position-maintenance candidate matters because it connects the options headline to the actual evidence: $1598 of estimated gross traded notional, calls · 46-90 days · itm, and a bullish flow before price confirmation backdrop. Use it as a research priority signal, then validate the chart, liquidity, event calendar, and risk before acting.

Options pressure+57
1W price+0.9%
Call premium85%
Put premium15%
Notional split C 85% / P 15% Estimated gross traded notional uses volume × contract multiplier × midpoint, or last price when no valid midpoint is available.
Freshness 0.06 Volume divided by open interest across the visible chain.
Trend fit 37/100 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 · 46-90 days · ITM
Calls · 46-90 days · ITM calls cluster with 1 contracts traded, $755 estimated gross traded notional, and 47% of visible notional.
$755
Calls · 91+ days · ITM calls cluster with 1 contracts traded, $358 estimated gross traded notional, and 22% of visible notional.
$358
Calls · 91+ days · OTM calls cluster with 1 contracts traded, $242 estimated gross traded notional, and 15% of visible notional.
$242
Puts · 91+ days · OTM puts cluster with 1 contracts traded, $242 estimated gross traded notional, and 15% of visible notional.
$242

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.

Warning Bullish pressure over fair value

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

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
Close31.16
1W+0.9%
RS7.7
Fair value+31.5%
Options pressure57
Speculation9
Volatility72
Trend fit37

Today Versus Normal

Stored-options context

View history
Expected move 11.4% muted
30d avg 13.5% · 1 read 0th
90d avg 13.5% · 1 read 0th
180d avg 13.5% · 1 read 0th
IV 0.46 muted
30d avg 0.54 · 1 read 0th
90d avg 0.54 · 1 read 0th
180d avg 0.54 · 1 read 0th
Put-call 0.33 normal building
30d avg - · 0 reads -
90d avg - · 0 reads -
180d avg - · 0 reads -
Volume/OI 0.06 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 11:14 Mixed
Pressure 7
Move 13.5%
30 Jul 04:19 Bullish
Pressure 57
Move 11.4%

Strike Map

Where activity is clustering

Full strike map
Strike15.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike17.50
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike20.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike22.50
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike25.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike30.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 16
Puts · V 0 · OI 2
Strike35.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 2
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike40.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 0

Term Structure

Expiration activity

Volume and IV
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Contracts16
Avg IV0.46
Put-call-
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Contracts16
Avg IV0.31
Put-call-
Expiry16 Oct 2026
Contracts16
Avg IV0.27
Put-call-
Expiry15 Jan 2027
Contracts16
Avg IV0.29
Put-call0.50

Skew

Call/put IV balance

OTM demand
21 Aug 2026Balanced skew
Call IV0.17
Put IV0.13
Skew-0.04
18 Sep 2026Balanced skew
Call IV0.11
Put IV0.09
Skew-0.02
16 Oct 2026Balanced skew
Call IV0.08
Put IV0.08
Skew-
15 Jan 2027Balanced skew
Call IV0.39
Put IV0.42
Skew0.04

Contract Tape

Most active contracts

Full contract tape
ContractBFST270115C00035000
SideCall
Expiry15 Jan 2027
Strike35.00
Volume1
OI8
IV0.39
ContractBFST270115P00030000
SidePut
Expiry15 Jan 2027
Strike30.00
Volume1
OI4
IV0.42
ContractBFST270115C00030000
SideCall
Expiry15 Jan 2027
Strike30.00
Volume1
OI1
IV0.25
ContractBFST261016C00025000
SideCall
Expiry16 Oct 2026
Strike25.00
Volume1
OI-
IV0.46
ContractBFST260821C00030000
SideCall
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike30.00
Volume-
OI16
IV0.40
ContractBFST261016C00030000
SideCall
Expiry16 Oct 2026
Strike30.00
Volume-
OI7
IV0.28
ContractBFST261016C00035000
SideCall
Expiry16 Oct 2026
Strike35.00
Volume-
OI6
IV0.08
ContractBFST261016P00030000
SidePut
Expiry16 Oct 2026
Strike30.00
Volume-
OI5
IV0.08