Ticker Options Intelligence

CTXR options intelligence

Name: Sharemaestro CTXR Options Intent Radar
Creator: Sharemaestro
License: https://sharemaestro.com/data-license/

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

Conviction 27 Market data through 17 Sep 2026 Checked 18 Sep 2026 13:48 · complete available chain

Options-market disagreement

Mixed pressure

CTXR currently carries mixed options pressure with a 27/100 conviction score. The nearest-chain expected move is 342.5%, with volume/open-interest participation at 0.00.

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

Primary read Mixed

Options-market disagreement

Expected move 342.5%

Wider near-term move priced

Activity / OI 0.00

Current volume is quieter versus prior open interest

Put-call -

Balanced tape

Trend fit 48

Options are not fully confirming trend

Weekly backdrop -1.1%

RS -40.0

Expected move 342.5%

Put-call volume -

Volume / OI -

Reference IV 6.67

Max pain 2.50

Underlying 0.58

Nearest expiry 18 Sep 2026

Contracts 30

Research Brief

CTXR has a mixed chain read with 27/100 evidence alignment.

The practical question is whether the underlying confirms the options concentration. The chain prices a reference range of 0.00–2.57; The largest call open-interest concentration is 2.50; the largest put concentration is 2.50. The most active strike by current volume is 2.50.

Priced range0.00–2.57

Call concentration2.50

Put concentration2.50

Max pain reference2.50

What would confirm it

A clear directional pressure reading develops and price begins to agree.

What would weaken it

Volatility falls and the chain remains directionally mixed.
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 18 Sep

Options imply 0.00 to 2.57. Max pain at 2.50 sits inside that range, 330.3% above spot. The theoretical downside extends below zero, so the displayed lower bound is floored at 0.00.

Spot Max pain

0.000.58 ± 1.992.57

Confirmation level

A close beyond 2.57 or below 0.00 at the 18 Sep 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 27/100

Evidence alignment, not probability

Pressure is 12/100 toward calls; conviction uses its strength, while the signal label carries its direction.

Directional pressure12 × 42%

+5.0

How strongly activity leans toward calls or puts.

Participation0 × 22%

+0.0

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

Trend agreement48 × 26%

+12.4

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

Volatility96 × 10%

+9.6

The intensity of implied volatility and the priced move.

Positioning by Strike

Where open interest and current activity concentrate

Full strike map

The largest call open-interest concentration is 2.50; the largest put concentration is 2.50. The most active strike by current volume is 2.50. Open-interest concentrations show where positions exist; they are not proven support, resistance or dealer exposure.

Put open interestStrikeCall open interest

2.50330.3%

5.00760.6%

7.501190.9%

Nearest spot strike Max pain strikeBars show relative OI within this expiry

Gamma Profile by Strike

Positive gamma proxy

Reported Greeks · 89% 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+$100Delta change / 1% move

Positive peak2.50+$99

Negative peak-No negative strike

Nearest balance-Interpolated sign change

StrikeNegativePositiveNet / 1% move

2.50330.3%

+$99

5.00760.6%

+$0

7.501190.9%

+$0

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

3.90× front/back

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

6.67 18 Sep 1d

2.91 16 Oct 29d

2.18 20 Nov 64d

1.81 19 Feb 155d

1.71 21 May 246d

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.

Comparable strike volatility is unavailable.

Put IV Call IV

Historical Replay

How matured reads behaved through expiry

13 matured · 3 directional

Across 3 stored directional transitions, the next stored price moved in the labelled direction 0% of the time.

Directional follow-through0%

Moves contained by pricing100%

Average expiry move11.7%

19 Aug Bullish · 44 -20.6% through expiry 41.7% priced · v2.0

18 Aug Bullish · 33 -20.6% through expiry 82.7% priced · v2.0

14 Aug Volatility · 52 -20.6% through expiry 32.5% priced · v2.0

13 Aug Bullish · 31 -12.0% through expiry 19.6% priced · v2.0

12 Aug Volatility · 60 -12.0% through expiry 38.6% priced · v2.0

10 Aug Volatility · 52 -12.0% through expiry 37.9% priced · v2.0

7 Aug Volatility · 52 -12.0% through expiry 44.1% priced · v2.0

6 Aug Volatility · 55 5.3% through expiry 121.1% priced · v2.0

5 Aug Volatility · 60 5.3% through expiry 56.2% priced · v2.0

4 Aug Volatility · 52 5.3% through expiry 49.3% priced · v2.0

3 Aug Volatility · 53 5.3% through expiry 45.6% priced · v2.0

31 Jul Volatility · 53 5.3% through expiry 46.7% priced · v2.0

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

Usable with limits

C69/100

Retained chain100%

Implied volatility100%

Two-sided quotes100%

Open interest100%

Chain status: Complete available chain
Market date: 17 Sep 2026
Calculation: v2.0
Contracts: 30 / 30

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

Likely noise

27/100

Primary intent Likely noise

Visible options activity is too thin or mixed to support a strong intent classification.

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

Likely noise matters because it connects the options headline to the actual evidence: $0 of estimated gross traded notional, no dominant cluster, 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+12

1W price-1.1%

Call premium0%

Put premium0%

Notional split C 0% / P 0% Estimated gross traded notional uses volume × contract multiplier × midpoint, or last price when no valid midpoint is available.

Freshness 0.00 Volume divided by open interest across the visible chain.

Trend fit 48/100 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 No dominant cluster

No high-conviction option cluster is visible in this snapshot.

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.

Activity Anomaly

Normal range

Activity is broadly in line with recent stored snapshots.

Baseline: 25 completed sessions

Volume rank20th

Volume/OI rank20th

IV rank92th

Market Context

Underlying confirmation

Sharemaestro weekly

Close0.581

1W-1.1%

RS-40.0

Fair value-92.1%

Options pressure12

Speculation0

Volatility96

Trend fit48

Today Versus Normal

Stored-options context

View history

Expected move 342.5% elevated

30d avg 282.8% · 12 sessions 92th

90d avg - · 25/30 sessions -

180d avg - · 25/60 sessions -

IV 6.67 elevated

30d avg 4.95 · 12 sessions 83th

90d avg - · 25/30 sessions -

180d avg - · 25/60 sessions -

Put-call - history building

30d avg - · 8/10 sessions -

90d avg - · 20/30 sessions -

180d avg - · 20/60 sessions -

Volume/OI 0.00 near normal

30d avg 0.03 · 12 sessions 33th

90d avg - · 25/30 sessions -

180d avg - · 25/60 sessions -

Pressure Trail

Recent pressure and volatility

Open trail

30 Jul 01:44 Volatility

Pressure 100

Move 72.1%

30 Jul 15:06 Volatility

Pressure 84

Move 103.8%

30 Jul 15:40 Volatility

Pressure 87

Move 103.8%

30 Jul 20:45 Volatility

Pressure 97

Move 105.7%

31 Jul 12:59 Volatility

Pressure 100

Move 77.7%

31 Jul 19:35 Volatility

Pressure 85

Move 100.9%

2 Aug 11:46 Volatility

Pressure 100

Move 46.7%

4 Aug 10:30 Volatility

Pressure 100

Move 45.6%

Strike Map

Where activity is clustering

Full strike map

Strike2.50

Calls · V 0 · OI 39

Puts · V 0 · OI 5

Strike5.00

Calls · V 0 · OI 6

Puts · V 0 · OI 0

Strike7.50

Calls · V 0 · OI 2

Puts · V 0 · OI 0

Term Structure

Expiration activity

Volume and IV

Expiry18 Sep 2026

Contracts6

Avg IV6.67

Put-call-

Expiry16 Oct 2026

Contracts6

Avg IV2.91

Put-call-

Expiry20 Nov 2026

Contracts6

Avg IV2.18

Put-call-

Expiry19 Feb 2027

Contracts6

Avg IV1.81

Put-call-

Expiry21 May 2027

Contracts6

Avg IV1.71

Put-call-

Skew

Call/put IV balance

OTM demand

18 Sep 2026Incomplete skew

Call IV10.00

Put IV-

Skew-

16 Oct 2026Incomplete skew

Call IV2.72

Put IV-

Skew-

20 Nov 2026Incomplete skew

Call IV1.83

Put IV-

Skew-

19 Feb 2027Incomplete skew

Call IV1.17

Put IV-

Skew-

21 May 2027Incomplete skew

Call IV0.92

Put IV-

Skew-

Contract Tape

Most active contracts

Full contract tape

ContractCTXR270219C00002500

SideCall

Expiry19 Feb 2027

Strike2.50

Volume-

OI529

IV1.17

ContractCTXR261120C00002500

SideCall

Expiry20 Nov 2026

Strike2.50

Volume-

OI487

IV1.83

ContractCTXR260918C00002500

SideCall

Expiry18 Sep 2026

Strike2.50

Volume-

OI39

IV10.00

ContractCTXR261120P00002500

SidePut

Expiry20 Nov 2026

Strike2.50

Volume-

OI8

IV0.01

ContractCTXR260918C00005000

SideCall

Expiry18 Sep 2026

Strike5.00

Volume-

OI6

IV10.00

ContractCTXR260918P00002500

SidePut

Expiry18 Sep 2026

Strike2.50

Volume-

OI5

IV10.00

ContractCTXR260918C00007500

SideCall

Expiry18 Sep 2026

Strike7.50

Volume-

OI2

IV10.00

ContractCTXR270219C00007500

SideCall

Expiry19 Feb 2027

Strike7.50

Volume-

OI2

IV1.76

CTXR options intelligence

Mixed pressure

CTXR has a mixed chain read with 27/100 evidence alignment.

Where the chain says movement becomes exceptional

Why conviction is 27/100

Where open interest and current activity concentrate

Positive gamma proxy

Front-loaded volatility

Smile incomplete

How matured reads behaved through expiry

Usable with limits

Likely noise

Opportunity and risk frame

Normal range

Underlying confirmation

Stored-options context

Recent pressure and volatility

Where activity is clustering

Expiration activity

Call/put IV balance

Most active contracts

Send a message

Evidence context

CTXR options intelligence

Mixed pressure

CTXR has a mixed chain read with 27/100 evidence alignment.

Where the chain says movement becomes exceptional

Why conviction is 27/100

Where open interest and current activity concentrate

Positive gamma proxy

Front-loaded volatility

Smile incomplete

How matured reads behaved through expiry

Usable with limits

Likely noise

Opportunity and risk frame

Normal range

Underlying confirmation

Stored-options context

Recent pressure and volatility

Where activity is clustering

Expiration activity

Call/put IV balance

Most active contracts

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