Ticker Options Intelligence

FSK options intelligence

FS KKR Capital Corp options pressure, expected move, strike concentration, and Sharemaestro trend context.

Conviction 50 Market data through 31 Jul 2026 Checked 2 Aug 2026 13:45 · complete available chain

Volatility expansion watch

Volatility pressure

FSK currently carries volatility options pressure with a 50/100 conviction score. The nearest-chain expected move is 9.2%, 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 Volatility

Volatility expansion watch

Expected move 9.2%

Wider near-term move priced

Activity / OI 0.00

Current volume is quieter versus prior open interest

Put-call 0.04

Call-side skew

Trend fit 0

Options are not fully confirming trend

Weekly backdrop -0.6%

RS -20.5

Expected move 9.2%
Put-call volume 0.04
Volume / OI 0.00
Reference IV 0.57
Max pain 10.00
Underlying 10.57
Nearest expiry 21 Aug 2026
Contracts 106

Research Brief

FSK has a volatility chain read with 50/100 evidence alignment.

The practical question is whether the underlying confirms the options concentration. The chain prices a reference range of 9.59–11.55; The largest call open-interest concentration is 10.00; the largest put concentration is 10.00. The most active strike by current volume is 10.00.

Priced range9.59–11.55
Call concentration10.00
Put concentration10.00
Max pain reference10.00
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 21 Aug

Options imply 9.59 to 11.55. Max pain at 10.00 sits inside that range, 5.4% below spot.

Spot Max pain
9.5910.57 ± 0.9811.55
Confirmation level

A close beyond 11.55 or below 9.59 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 50/100

Evidence alignment, not probability

Pressure is 97/100 toward calls; conviction uses its strength, while the signal label carries its direction.

Directional pressure97 × 42%
+40.7

How strongly activity leans toward calls or puts.

Participation8 × 22%
+1.8

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.

Volatility77 × 10%
+7.7

The intensity of implied volatility and the priced move.

Reconstructed score50.2Matches stored calculation

Positioning by Strike

Where open interest and current activity concentrate

Full strike map

The largest call open-interest concentration is 10.00; the largest put concentration is 10.00. The most active strike by current volume is 10.00. Open-interest concentrations show where positions exist; they are not proven support, resistance or dealer exposure.

Put open interestStrikeCall open interest
0
2.50-76.3%
0
0
5.00-52.7%
1
14
7.50-29.0%
7
1226
10.00-5.4%
292
17
12.5018.3%
24
1
15.0041.9%
0
0
17.5065.6%
1
0
20.0089.2%
0
Nearest spot strike Max pain strikeBars show relative OI within this expiry

Volatility Curve

Front-loaded volatility

1.43× front/back

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

0.57 21 Aug 21d
0.47 18 Sep 49d
0.57 16 Oct 77d
0.40 18 Dec 140d
0.33 15 Jan 168d
0.40 21 Jan 539d

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.

10
13
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
106 / 106
  • 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

89/100
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 Volatility flow versus price

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

Why this matters

Earnings/event positioning matters because it connects the options headline to the actual evidence: $5608 of estimated gross traded notional, calls · 8-21 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+97
1W price-0.6%
Call premium90%
Put premium10%
Notional split C 90% / P 10% 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 0/100 Agreement between options pressure and Sharemaestro market context.
Event window 5 Aug Matched earnings event is 2 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 · 8-21 days · ITM
Calls · 8-21 days · ITM calls cluster with 61 contracts traded, $4575 estimated gross traded notional, and 82% of visible notional.
$4575
Puts · 91+ days · ITM puts cluster with 1 contracts traded, $515 estimated gross traded notional, and 9% of visible notional.
$515
Calls · 91+ days · ITM calls cluster with 2 contracts traded, $270 estimated gross traded notional, and 5% of visible notional.
$270
Calls · 46-90 days · ITM calls cluster with 1 contracts traded, $98 estimated gross traded notional, and 2% of visible notional.
$98
Calls · 91+ days · OTM calls cluster with 7 contracts traded, $95 estimated gross traded notional, and 2% of visible notional.
$95

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
Close10.57
1W-0.6%
RS-20.5
Fair value-25.2%
Options pressure97
Speculation8
Volatility77
Trend fit0

Today Versus Normal

Stored-options context

View history
Expected move 9.2% history building
30d avg - · 3/10 sessions -
90d avg - · 3/30 sessions -
180d avg - · 3/60 sessions -
IV 0.57 history building
30d avg - · 3/10 sessions -
90d avg - · 3/30 sessions -
180d avg - · 3/60 sessions -
Put-call 0.04 history building
30d avg - · 3/10 sessions -
90d avg - · 3/30 sessions -
180d avg - · 3/60 sessions -
Volume/OI 0.00 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 10:54 Bullish
Pressure 71
Move 13.2%
30 Jul 10:44 Bullish
Pressure 50
Move 10.6%
31 Jul 10:31 Mixed
Pressure -9
Move 8.9%
31 Jul 21:07 Bullish
Pressure 24
Move 9.2%
2 Aug 12:45 Volatility
Pressure 97
Move 9.2%

Strike Map

Where activity is clustering

Full strike map
Strike2.50
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike5.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 1
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike7.50
Calls · V 0 · OI 7
Puts · V 0 · OI 14
Strike10.00
Calls · V 61 · OI 292
Puts · V 2 · OI 1226
Strike12.50
Calls · V 0 · OI 24
Puts · V 0 · OI 17
Strike15.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 1
Strike17.50
Calls · V 0 · OI 1
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike20.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 0

Term Structure

Expiration activity

Volume and IV
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Contracts16
Avg IV0.57
Put-call0.03
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Contracts16
Avg IV0.47
Put-call-
Expiry16 Oct 2026
Contracts20
Avg IV0.57
Put-call-
Expiry18 Dec 2026
Contracts22
Avg IV0.40
Put-call-
Expiry15 Jan 2027
Contracts16
Avg IV0.33
Put-call-

Skew

Call/put IV balance

OTM demand
21 Aug 2026Put IV premium
Call IV0.36
Put IV0.46
Skew0.11
18 Sep 2026Put IV premium
Call IV0.23
Put IV0.42
Skew0.20
16 Oct 2026Put IV premium
Call IV0.18
Put IV0.47
Skew0.29
18 Dec 2026Put IV premium
Call IV0.22
Put IV0.43
Skew0.21
15 Jan 2027Put IV premium
Call IV0.23
Put IV0.46
Skew0.23

Contract Tape

Most active contracts

Full contract tape
ContractFSK260821C00010000
SideCall
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike10.00
Volume61
OI292
IV0.40
ContractFSK261218C00012500
SideCall
Expiry18 Dec 2026
Strike12.50
Volume6
OI2639
IV0.22
ContractFSK260821P00010000
SidePut
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike10.00
Volume2
OI1226
IV0.46
ContractFSK280121C00010000
SideCall
Expiry21 Jan 2028
Strike10.00
Volume2
OI2
IV0.14
ContractFSK261016C00010000
SideCall
Expiry16 Oct 2026
Strike10.00
Volume1
OI468
IV0.32
ContractFSK270115P00015000
SidePut
Expiry15 Jan 2027
Strike15.00
Volume1
OI40
IV0.76
ContractFSK261016C00025000
SideCall
Expiry16 Oct 2026
Strike25.00
Volume1
OI6
IV0.74
ContractFSK280121C00012500
SideCall
Expiry21 Jan 2028
Strike12.50
Volume1
OI-
IV0.15