HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA) Options Volume

6,298 HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA) option contracts changed hands in the latest session, at a put/call volume ratio of 9.21. This page tracks how actively HCA options trade — contracts and dollars — and flags individual contracts running far above their own 30-day average volume.

Data as of Jul 10, 2026, 8:00 PM ET · OPRA data 15 minutes delayed · For information only — not investment advice.

Last close
$411.34
52-week range
$334.46 – $542.50
ATM IV (30d)
51.8%
IV rank
100 / 100
High
Expected move
±$29.49 (±7.2%)
Put/call OI
0.92
Max pain
$405
↓ 1.5% below close
Next earnings
Aug 2, 2026

Options Volume & Premium Flow

Total options volume6,298
Call volume617
Put volume5,681
Put/call volume ratio9.21
Listed contracts1,272
Call premium traded$1.27M
Put premium traded$6.54M
Premium put/call ratio5.14
Open interest rank (31 day)73 / 100
Skew rank (31 day)88 / 100

HCA Options Volume Trend

03.7K7.3K11K14.6KFeb '26May '26Jul '26

HCA total options volume per session, past year.

0.0010.6521.3031.9642.61Feb '26May '26Jul '26

HCA put/call volume ratio, past year.

HCA Unusual Options Activity

Contracts trading at least 3× their own 30-day average volume (minimum 500 contracts):

ContractExpirationLastIV Open interestVolumevs 30d avg
HCA $405 put Jul 17, 2026 $10.85 53.3% 1,152 1,848 8.6× avg
HCA $400 put Aug 21, 2026 $21.70 45.7% 520 945 68.1× avg
HCA $365 put Jul 17, 2026 $2.05 62.3% 73 502 7.2× avg

With a put/call volume ratio of 9.21, today's trading is tilted toward puts. Measured in dollars rather than contracts, $1.27M of call premium and $6.54M of put premium changed hands — the larger premium flow is on the put side. 3 contracts are trading at least three times their own 30-day average volume — activity worth a closer look.

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HCA Options FAQ

How many HCA options traded today?

6,298 HCA option contracts traded as of Jul 10, 2026 — 617 calls and 5,681 puts.

Is there unusual options activity in HCA today?

Yes — 3 contracts are trading at least three times their 30-day average volume as of Jul 10, 2026. OptiView flags a contract as unusual when today's volume runs at 3× its own average with at least 500 contracts traded.

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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