Ticker Options Intelligence

OMEX options intelligence

Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc options pressure, expected move, strike concentration, and Sharemaestro trend context.

Conviction 37 Market data through 31 Jul 2026 Checked 1 Aug 2026 15:33 · complete available chain

Call-side pressure

Bullish pressure

OMEX currently carries bullish options pressure with a 37/100 conviction score. The nearest-chain expected move is 63.0%, with volume/open-interest participation at 0.01.

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

Call-side pressure

Expected move 63.0%

Wider near-term move priced

Activity / OI 0.01

Current volume is quieter versus prior open interest

Put-call 0.31

Call-side skew

Trend fit 0

Options are not fully confirming trend

Weekly backdrop -13.6%

RS -66.2

Expected move 63.0%
Put-call volume 0.31
Volume / OI 0.01
Reference IV 2.62
Max pain 0.50
Underlying 0.60
Nearest expiry 21 Aug 2026
Contracts 104

Research Brief

OMEX has a bullish chain read with 37/100 evidence alignment.

The practical question is whether the underlying confirms the options concentration. The chain prices a reference range of 0.22–0.97; The largest call open-interest concentration is 1.00; the largest put concentration is 1.00. The most active strike by current volume is 1.00.

Priced range0.22–0.97
Call concentration1.00
Put concentration1.00
Max pain reference0.50
What would confirm it
  • Price holds or improves while call-side concentration remains elevated.
What would weaken it
  • Price weakens while call pressure fades or reverses toward puts.
  • Options and the weekly trend are not yet giving the same message.
  • 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 0.22 to 0.97. Max pain at 0.50 sits inside that range, 16.1% below spot.

Spot Max pain
0.220.60 ± 0.380.97
Confirmation level

A close beyond 0.97 or below 0.22 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 37/100

Evidence alignment, not probability

Pressure is 62/100 toward calls; conviction uses its strength, while the signal label carries its direction.

Directional pressure62 × 42%
+26.1

How strongly activity leans toward calls or puts.

Participation4 × 22%
+1.0

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

Trend agreement0 × 26%
+0.0

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

Volatility96 × 10%
+9.6

The intensity of implied volatility and the priced move.

Reconstructed score36.7Matches stored calculation

Positioning by Strike

Where open interest and current activity concentrate

Full strike map

The largest call open-interest concentration is 1.00; the largest put concentration is 1.00. The most active strike by current volume is 1.00. Open-interest concentrations show where positions exist; they are not proven support, resistance or dealer exposure.

Put open interestStrikeCall open interest
0
0.50-16.1%
19
6
1.0067.7%
100
0
1.50151.6%
19
0
2.00235.5%
20
0
3.00403.2%
0
0
4.00570.9%
0
Nearest spot strike Max pain strikeBars show relative OI within this expiry

Volatility Curve

Front-loaded volatility

3.45× front/back

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

2.62 21 Aug 21d
2.18 18 Sep 49d
2.08 18 Dec 140d
1.31 15 Jan 168d
1.78 19 Mar 231d
0.76 21 Jan 539d

Volatility by Strike

Smile incomplete

Nearest expiry, within 20% of spot

There is not enough comparable OTM call and put volatility to classify the smile.

1
Put IV Call IV

Historical Replay

How matured reads behaved through expiry

0 directional observations

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
  • Versioned calculationv2 observations only
  • Independent entryone read per market session
  • Point-in-time referencerequired at entry
  • Matched expiry closereported only after maturity

Only v2 snapshots with a point-in-time market reference are eligible. Each observation uses one read per market session and the first weekly close on or immediately after expiry. 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
31 Jul 2026
Calculation
v2.0
Contracts
104 / 104
  • 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

87/100
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: $2212 of estimated gross traded notional, puts · 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+62
1W price-13.6%
Call premium40%
Put premium60%
Notional split C 40% / P 60% 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 0/100 Agreement between options pressure and Sharemaestro market context.
Event window 18 Aug Matched earnings event is 17 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 Puts · 91+ days · ITM
Puts · 91+ days · ITM puts cluster with 10 contracts traded, $1175 estimated gross traded notional, and 53% of visible notional.
$1175
Calls · 91+ days · OTM calls cluster with 31 contracts traded, $415 estimated gross traded notional, and 19% of visible notional.
$415
Calls · 8-21 days · OTM calls cluster with 53 contracts traded, $212 estimated gross traded notional, and 10% of visible notional.
$212
Calls · 46-90 days · ITM calls cluster with 7 contracts traded, $175 estimated gross traded notional, and 8% of visible notional.
$175
Puts · 91+ days · OTM puts cluster with 20 contracts traded, $160 estimated gross traded notional, and 7% of visible notional.
$160

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

Warming up

-

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

Baseline: 3 completed sessions

Volume rank-
Volume/OI rank-
IV rank-

Market Context

Underlying confirmation

Sharemaestro weekly
Close0.60
1W-13.6%
RS-66.2
Fair value-73.9%
Options pressure62
Speculation4
Volatility96
Trend fit0

Today Versus Normal

Stored-options context

View history
Expected move 63.0% history building
30d avg - · 3/10 sessions -
90d avg - · 3/30 sessions -
180d avg - · 3/60 sessions -
IV 2.62 history building
30d avg - · 3/10 sessions -
90d avg - · 3/30 sessions -
180d avg - · 3/60 sessions -
Put-call 0.31 history building
30d avg - · 3/10 sessions -
90d avg - · 3/30 sessions -
180d avg - · 3/60 sessions -
Volume/OI 0.01 history building
30d avg - · 3/10 sessions -
90d avg - · 3/30 sessions -
180d avg - · 3/60 sessions -

Pressure Trail

Recent pressure and volatility

Open trail
29 Jul 11:47 Volatility
Pressure 100
Move 54.0%
30 Jul 11:25 Bullish
Pressure 24
Move 43.6%
30 Jul 14:25 Bullish
Pressure 33
Move 65.2%
30 Jul 15:00 Bullish
Pressure 33
Move 65.2%
30 Jul 15:37 Bullish
Pressure 33
Move 65.2%
30 Jul 19:35 Bullish
Pressure 33
Move 65.2%
31 Jul 03:28 Bullish
Pressure 79
Move 52.0%
31 Jul 13:51 Bullish
Pressure 33
Move 65.2%

Strike Map

Where activity is clustering

Full strike map
Strike0.50
Calls · V 3 · OI 19
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike1.00
Calls · V 53 · OI 100
Puts · V 0 · OI 6
Strike1.50
Calls · V 0 · OI 19
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike2.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 20
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike3.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike4.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 0

Term Structure

Expiration activity

Volume and IV
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Contracts12
Avg IV2.62
Put-call-
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Contracts18
Avg IV2.18
Put-call-
Expiry18 Dec 2026
Contracts14
Avg IV2.08
Put-call-
Expiry15 Jan 2027
Contracts26
Avg IV1.31
Put-call0.77
Expiry19 Mar 2027
Contracts10
Avg IV1.78
Put-call-

Skew

Call/put IV balance

OTM demand
21 Aug 2026Call IV premium
Call IV1.53
Put IV0.81
Skew-0.72
18 Sep 2026Call IV premium
Call IV0.99
Put IV0.53
Skew-0.46
18 Dec 2026Call IV premium
Call IV0.88
Put IV0.33
Skew-0.56
15 Jan 2027Call IV premium
Call IV0.81
Put IV0.30
Skew-0.51
19 Mar 2027Call IV premium
Call IV0.44
Put IV0.26
Skew-0.19

Contract Tape

Most active contracts

Full contract tape
ContractOMEX260821C00001000
SideCall
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike1.00
Volume53
OI100
IV1.53
ContractOMEX270115P00000500
SidePut
Expiry15 Jan 2027
Strike0.50
Volume20
OI667
IV0.30
ContractOMEX270115C00001000
SideCall
Expiry15 Jan 2027
Strike1.00
Volume11
OI8191
IV1.53
ContractOMEX280121P00002000
SidePut
Expiry21 Jan 2028
Strike2.00
Volume10
OI164
IV0.01
ContractOMEX270115C00002000
SideCall
Expiry15 Jan 2027
Strike2.00
Volume9
OI1358
IV0.98
ContractOMEX260918C00000500
SideCall
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Strike0.50
Volume7
OI340
IV2.56
ContractOMEX280121C00001000
SideCall
Expiry21 Jan 2028
Strike1.00
Volume5
OI730
IV1.38
ContractOMEX270115C00001500
SideCall
Expiry15 Jan 2027
Strike1.50
Volume5
OI685
IV0.81