Range $283.92–$305.09 · -2.3% over the period · daily closes via Polygon
As of the latest session, IWM is trading at $285.78 (+0.12% on the day). Today's options tape is leaning bearish — call volume is 32% of total contracts (141K calls vs 300K puts, a 0.47× call/put ratio). The most active contract is the $315 PUT expiring 2026-09-18 on 48K contracts.
The IWM options tape is tilted bearish right now — puts are 68% of volume (a 0.47× call/put ratio). Heavy put volume can be outright downside bets or protective hedging; the tell is whether the largest prints are hitting the ask with urgency or just rolling protection.
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Options flow shows where real money is positioning before a move. A bullish lean (heavy call volume, high call/put ratio, sweeps bought at the ask) means traders are paying up for upside; a bearish lean is the reverse. The largest, most-aggressive prints — sweeps filled across exchanges at the ask — carry the most signal. On the AlgoX conviction desk, IWM is scored live against net premium, relative volume, momentum and the biggest sweep of the day.
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Based on the latest session, IWM flow is leaning bearish — calls are 32% of total options volume, a 0.47× call/put ratio. Flow lean is a positioning signal, not a guarantee of direction.
IWM's call/put ratio is currently 0.47× — 141K call contracts versus 300K put contracts. Above 1 means more call than put volume (often bullish); below 1 means puts dominate.
The most-active IWM contract in the latest snapshot is the $315 PUT expiring 2026-09-18, trading 48K contracts.
Unusual options activity in IWM means volume well above normal — especially large blocks or sweeps bought at the ask. Those aggressive, urgent prints carry the most signal, and they're exactly what the AlgoX conviction desk flags in real time.
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