Clearwater Paper Corp (CLW) Open Interest

Clearwater Paper Corp (CLW) has 374 call contracts and 56 put contracts open across all listed expirations — a put/call open interest ratio of 0.15. Open interest counts the contracts currently outstanding at each strike. This page shows where CLW positioning concentrates, which strikes act as walls, and how the totals have trended over the past year.

Data as of Aug 24, 2026, 3:55 PM ET · OPRA data 15 minutes delayed · For information only — not investment advice.

Last close
$21.28
52-week range
$12.51 – $23.25
ATM IV (30d)
46.7%
IV rank
7 / 100
Low
Expected move
±$2.60 (±12.2%)
Put/call OI
0.15
Call-heavy
Max pain
$17.5
↓ 17.8% below close
Next earnings
Nov 1, 2026

CLW Open Interest by Strike

081.7163.3245SpotMax painCall wallPut wall12.5017.502022.5025

CLW open interest by strike, all expirations combined — calls in green, puts in red.

Total call open interest374
Total put open interest56
Put/call OI ratio0.15
Open interest rank (31 day)15 / 100
Call wall (largest call OI)$25
Put wall (largest put OI)$12.5
Top volume strike$22.5
Volume / OI ratio1.85

CLW Open Interest Trend

02.6K5.2K7.8K10.5KCall OIPut OIFeb '26May '26Aug '26

CLW total call vs. put open interest, past year.

0.000.531.071.602.14Feb '26May '26Aug '26

CLW put/call open interest ratio, past year.

A put/call open interest ratio of 0.15 means meaningfully more calls than puts are outstanding — a call-heavy, typically bullish positioning profile. In total, 374 call contracts and 56 put contracts are open across all listed expirations. The put/call OI ratio has fallen from 0.26 in Feb '26 to 0.15 today.

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CLW Options FAQ

What is CLW's put/call ratio?

CLW's put/call open interest ratio is 0.15 as of Aug 24, 2026, with 56 put contracts and 374 call contracts outstanding.

Which CLW strikes have the highest open interest?

As of Aug 24, 2026, the largest call open interest sits at $25 (the call wall) and the largest put open interest sits at $12.5 (the put wall). Strikes with heavy open interest often act as reference levels because a lot of hedging activity is anchored to them.

Is CLW open interest unusually high right now?

CLW's total open interest ranks 15 out of 100 versus the past 31 trading days as of Aug 24, 2026 — toward the bottom of its recent range, so positioning is comparatively light.

Methodology. IV rank compares the current 30-day at-the-money implied volatility with its highest and lowest values over the past 52 weeks. Max pain is the strike that minimizes the total payout to option holders at expiration. The call and put walls are the strikes carrying the largest call and put open interest across all expirations. Net gamma exposure (GEX) is measured from the dealer perspective. All statistics are derived from delayed OPRA options data.

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