Options & short interest

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High-volatility nameVolume or open-interest surged versus recent norms. Treat pattern confidence as lower until liquidity normalizes.

RDDT

Reddit Inc.NYSE

optionablevolume surge

$150.85

-1.30%

Close · data as of 2026-09-18

Mostly neutral

No strong positioning lean across panels today — labels are neutral or informational only. · from Indicator Breakdown

Price & volume

~60 trading days · hover a day
Max PainNOW $150.85
Not enough overlapping dates to overlay price and short-volume 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

  • 2026-09-18D-0focus63.7K / 40.7KΣ 104.4K
  • 2026-09-25D-78.5K / 9.8KΣ 18.4K
  • 2026-10-02D-146.6K / 3.7KΣ 10.3K
  • 2026-10-09D-211.5K / 2.9KΣ 4.4K

Near-spot strikes · 2026-09-18 (spot $150.85)

141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150 *
152.5
155
157.5
160

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

$155

Neutral
Spot $150.85Max Pain $155.00 · 2.8% above
S
M

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

RDDT's Max Pain for the 2026-09-18 expiry is $155.0, 2.8% above the current price. As expiration nears (D-0), dealer hedging flows may exert pressure toward this level. Confidence is higher near expiration.

What this doesn't tell you

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

Put / Call

0.62

Neutral
Calls 62%P/C 0.62 · avg 0.71Puts 38%

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

Put/Call ratio 0.62 — lower than the recent average (0.71). This is typically read as a balanced positioning pattern; extreme readings are also sometimes interpreted contrarian. Educational context only for RDDT.

What this doesn't tell you

Crowding can reverse; extreme readings are sometimes read contrarian.

Unusual activity

19.9×

Neutral

RDDT 141.0 put showed about 19.9× volume versus open interest. Expiry D-7, roughly 7.0% out-of-the-money — a pattern often associated with hedging activity. Not a trade recommendation.

What this doesn't tell you

Cannot confirm buyer vs seller with certainty from public prints alone.

IV Rank

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Info

IV history for RDDT is still being collected. Rank/percentile become more reliable after roughly 28 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.

~1 sessions · hover a day

Latest short share of volume 56.1%

Short volume (shares)Short ÷ total volume (%)56%

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.