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ITW

Illinois Tool Works Inc.NYSE

optionable

$271.69

-1.58%

Close · data as of 2026-07-21

Leans bullish

Bullish bias on 1 panel vs our rules — a positioning pattern, not a buy call. · from Indicator Breakdown

Price & volume

~60 trading days · hover a day

Price vs short-volume share

Same session dates. Left = close · right = short ÷ total volume %. Overlay for pattern reading only — not a forecast.

— Close— Short share %

Open interest map

Call (green) versus put (terracotta) open interest — the same inputs behind Max Pain, drawn so the mix is easier to see.

Call vs put OI by expiry

2026-08-21D-311.2K / 360Σ 1.6K
2026-09-18D-59focus3.9K / 498Σ 4.4K
2026-11-20D-1221.2K / 274Σ 1.4K
2026-12-18D-150313 / 122Σ 435

Near-spot strikes · 2026-09-18 (spot $271.69)

240

250

260

270 *

280

290

300

310

Left = calls · right = puts · * ≈ at-the-money

What call and put options are

Call — a contract that gains value if the stock rises above the strike by expiry. Heavy call open interest means many contracts are still open on that upside side.

Put — a contract that gains value if the stock falls below the strike by expiry. Heavy put open interest means many contracts are still open on that downside side.

Open interest is outstanding contracts, not a buy/sell recommendation. Color bars here only show how that interest is split.

Max Pain

$270

Neutral

Spot $271.69Max Pain $270.00 · 0.6% below

S = spot · M = max pain · gap is educational distance, not a target

ITW's Max Pain for the 2026-09-18 expiry is $270.0, 0.6% below the current price. As expiration nears (D-59), dealer hedging flows may exert pressure toward this level. Confidence is lower (farther expiry or wider distance) — reference only.

What this doesn't tell you

Does not incorporate news or earnings surprises. Reliability falls with low open interest or distant expiries.

Put / Call

0.40

Bullish bias

Calls 71%P/C 0.40 · avg 0.40Puts 29%

White tick = 3-month average mix · positioning pattern only

Put/Call ratio 0.40 — higher than the recent average (0.40). This is typically read as a bullish positioning pattern; extreme readings are also sometimes interpreted contrarian. Educational context only for ITW.

What this doesn't tell you

Crowding can reverse; extreme readings are sometimes read contrarian.

IV Rank

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Info

IV history for ITW is still being collected. Rank/percentile become more reliable after roughly 59 more trading day(s) of snapshots.

What this doesn't tell you

Not a directional forecast — a relative premium-level gauge.

Daily short volume

Not the same as Short % of Float. This is FINRA's daily count of shares marked short in reported volume — a flow snapshot, not a position total.

~60 sessions · hover a day

Latest short share of volume 77.5%

Bars = short volume · line = short ÷ total % · FINRA Reg SHO daily files · educational only

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What it is

Rule-based readings of public options and short-interest data
The same thresholds applied across the fixed 200-name universe
An educational starting point that shows its math and limits

What it isn't

Buy/sell recommendations or price predictions
Real-time short interest (FINRA publishes biweekly)
A substitute for your own research or a licensed adviser

Options carry significant risk, including the potential loss of the entire amount invested. Short selling can involve unlimited loss potential. For methods and thresholds see Methodology. — Asset Trend Reports Team

For education and information only — not investment advice. Disclaimer · Methodology.