Ticker Options Intelligence

TCBX options intelligence

Third Coast Bancshares, Inc. options pressure, expected move, strike concentration, and Sharemaestro trend context.

Conviction 54 Market data through 29 Jul 2026 Checked 30 Jul 2026 00:26 · complete available chain

Volatility expansion watch

Volatility pressure

TCBX currently carries volatility options pressure with a 54/100 conviction score. The nearest-chain expected move is 19.4%, with volume/open-interest participation at 0.29.

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

Volatility expansion watch

Expected move 19.4%

Wider near-term move priced

Activity / OI 0.29

Current volume is quieter versus prior open interest

Put-call 0.03

Call-side skew

Trend fit 0

Options are not fully confirming trend

Weekly backdrop +5.2%

RS 1.3

Expected move 19.4%
Put-call volume 0.03
Volume / OI 0.29
Reference IV 0.75
Max pain 37.50
Underlying 42.75
Nearest expiry 21 Aug 2026
Contracts 22

Options Intent Radar

Volatility expansion bet

92/100
Primary intent Volatility expansion bet

The strongest message is movement risk: expected move and implied volatility are carrying more signal than direction.

Flow vs price divergence Volatility flow versus price

Options are pricing movement more than direction; compare expected move with the stock's actual weekly change.

Why this matters

Volatility expansion bet matters because it connects the options headline to the actual evidence: $27658 of estimated gross traded notional, calls · 91+ days · itm, and a volatility flow versus price backdrop. Use it as a research priority signal, then validate the chart, liquidity, event calendar, and risk before acting.

Options pressure+100
1W price+5.2%
Call premium99%
Put premium1%
Notional split C 99% / P 1% Estimated gross traded notional uses volume × contract multiplier × midpoint, or last price when no valid midpoint is available.
Freshness 0.29 Volume divided by open interest across the visible chain.
Trend fit 0/100 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 Calls · 91+ days · ITM
Calls · 91+ days · ITM calls cluster with 50 contracts traded, $23375 estimated gross traded notional, and 85% of visible notional.
$23375
Calls · 22-45 days · ITM calls cluster with 2 contracts traded, $1000 estimated gross traded notional, and 4% of visible notional.
$1000
Calls · 91+ days · OTM calls cluster with 3 contracts traded, $928 estimated gross traded notional, and 3% of visible notional.
$928
Calls · 46-90 days · ATM calls cluster with 3 contracts traded, $922 estimated gross traded notional, and 3% of visible notional.
$922
Calls · 22-45 days · OTM calls cluster with 6 contracts traded, $525 estimated gross traded notional, and 2% of visible notional.
$525

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

High anomaly

100

Current options activity is unusually hot versus this ticker's stored history.

Volume rank100th
Volume/OI rank100th
IV rank100th

Market Context

Underlying confirmation

Sharemaestro weekly
Close42.75
1W+5.2%
RS1.3
Fair value+42.9%
Options pressure100
Speculation15
Volatility92
Trend fit0

Today Versus Normal

Stored-options context

View history
Expected move 19.4% elevated
30d avg 5.2% · 1 read 100th
90d avg 5.2% · 1 read 100th
180d avg 5.2% · 1 read 100th
IV 0.75 elevated
30d avg 0.21 · 1 read 100th
90d avg 0.21 · 1 read 100th
180d avg 0.21 · 1 read 100th
Put-call 0.03 elevated
30d avg 0.00 · 1 read 100th
90d avg 0.00 · 1 read 100th
180d avg 0.00 · 1 read 100th
Volume/OI 0.29 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 11:21 Bullish
Pressure 100
Move 5.2%
29 Jul 23:26 Volatility
Pressure 100
Move 19.4%

Strike Map

Where activity is clustering

Full strike map
Strike32.50
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 1 · OI 0
Strike35.00
Calls · V 1 · OI 11
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike37.50
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 1 · OI 5
Strike40.00
Calls · V 1 · OI 23
Puts · V 0 · OI 1
Strike42.50
Calls · V 1 · OI 12
Puts · V 0 · OI 10
Strike45.00
Calls · V 6 · OI 29
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike47.50
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 0

Term Structure

Expiration activity

Volume and IV
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Contracts9
Avg IV0.75
Put-call0.22
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Contracts1
Avg IV0.36
Put-call-
Expiry20 Nov 2026
Contracts7
Avg IV0.36
Put-call-
Expiry19 Feb 2027
Contracts5
Avg IV0.52
Put-call-

Skew

Call/put IV balance

OTM demand
21 Aug 2026Put IV premium
Call IV0.30
Put IV1.46
Skew1.16
18 Sep 2026Incomplete skew
Call IV-
Put IV-
Skew-
20 Nov 2026Put IV premium
Call IV0.35
Put IV0.70
Skew0.35
19 Feb 2027Put IV premium
Call IV0.32
Put IV0.66
Skew0.33

Contract Tape

Most active contracts

Full contract tape
ContractTCBX260821P00042500
SidePut
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike42.50
Volume-
OI10
IV1.56
ContractTCBX261120C00047500
SideCall
Expiry20 Nov 2026
Strike47.50
Volume-
OI2
IV0.47
ContractTCBX261120C00032500
SideCall
Expiry20 Nov 2026
Strike32.50
Volume-
OI2
IV0.00
ContractTCBX270219P00032500
SidePut
Expiry19 Feb 2027
Strike32.50
Volume-
OI1
IV0.66
ContractTCBX260821P00040000
SidePut
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike40.00
Volume-
OI1
IV1.46
ContractTCBX261120C00035000
SideCall
Expiry20 Nov 2026
Strike35.00
Volume-
OI1
IV0.00
ContractTCBX261120P00030000
SidePut
Expiry20 Nov 2026
Strike30.00
Volume-
OI1
IV0.70
ContractTCBX270219C00055000
SideCall
Expiry19 Feb 2027
Strike55.00
Volume-
OI1
IV0.47