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ORTEX tracks options flow across every major listed ticker. Pulses fire when put/call ratios, implied volatility, or option volume move significantly relative to their 20-day baselines. Trader notes and weekly digests contextualise the moves.
Why this matters: Nine analyst firms cut their price targets on COO in a single session. The wave of downgrades followed an earnings miss that sent the stock down nearly 15% on September 10. Now options markets are…
Why this matters: Nine days ago, the borrowing market for Occidental Petroleum looked benign — costs had collapsed to near-zero and short interest was drifting lower. That picture has reversed sharply. Three distinct…
The picture for WRD has shifted materially since last week. Shorts are covering. Options traders are piling into calls at a record pace. The two signals are pointing in the same direction — and they're moving…
Why this matters: Home Depot has dropped 12.9% in a month. Yet options traders are now the most bullish they've been in weeks. That divergence — price falling, sentiment shifting — is the signal worth watching. The…
For the real-time options surface — every put/call ratio, IV curve, unusual volume alert, and the full option chain — the platform is at app.ortex.com.
Options flow tracks where traders are positioning via the options market — particularly put/call ratios (PCR), implied volatility (IV), and unusual option volume. A spike in put volume with stable share price suggests hedging or bearish positioning; unusual call volume can precede catalyst-driven moves.
ORTEX tracks PCR against its 20-day mean and flags z-score outliers — those are what trigger options pulses on ORTEX News.
Key options metrics ORTEX News tracks: put/call ratio (PCR), 20-day PCR mean and standard deviation, PCR z-score, and 52-week PCR high/low.
