CHEVRON CORP (CVX) Open Interest

CHEVRON CORP (CVX) has 280,589 call contracts and 177,760 put contracts open across all listed expirations — a put/call open interest ratio of 0.63. Open interest counts the contracts currently outstanding at each strike. This page shows where CVX 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
$203.17
52-week range
$146.99 – $211.26
ATM IV (30d)
27.2%
IV rank
35 / 100
Low
Expected move
±$14.49 (±7.1%)
Put/call OI
0.63
Call-heavy
Max pain
$185
↓ 8.9% below close
Next earnings
Nov 4, 2026

CVX Open Interest by Strike

017.4K34.8K52.2KSpotMax painCall wallPut wall155172.50182.50192.50202.50212.50222.50240

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

Total call open interest280,589
Total put open interest177,760
Put/call OI ratio0.63
Open interest rank (31 day)5 / 100
Call wall (largest call OI)$210
Put wall (largest put OI)$175
Top volume strike$217.5
Volume / OI ratio0.31

CVX Open Interest Trend

139.9K206.5K273.1K339.6K406.2KCall OIPut OIFeb '26May '26Aug '26

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

0.550.640.720.810.90Feb '26May '26Aug '26

CVX put/call open interest ratio, past year.

A put/call open interest ratio of 0.63 means meaningfully more calls than puts are outstanding — a call-heavy, typically bullish positioning profile. In total, 280,589 call contracts and 177,760 put contracts are open across all listed expirations. The put/call OI ratio has fallen from 0.66 in Feb '26 to 0.63 today.

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CVX Options FAQ

What is CVX's put/call ratio?

CVX's put/call open interest ratio is 0.63 as of Aug 24, 2026, with 177,760 put contracts and 280,589 call contracts outstanding.

Which CVX strikes have the highest open interest?

As of Aug 24, 2026, the largest call open interest sits at $210 (the call wall) and the largest put open interest sits at $175 (the put wall). Strikes with heavy open interest often act as reference levels because a lot of hedging activity is anchored to them.

Is CVX open interest unusually high right now?

CVX's total open interest ranks 5 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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