KADANT INC (KAI) Open Interest

KADANT INC (KAI) has 29 call contracts and 19 put contracts open across all listed expirations — a put/call open interest ratio of 0.66. Open interest counts the contracts currently outstanding at each strike. This page shows where KAI positioning concentrates, which strikes act as walls, and how the totals have trended over the past year.

Data as of Oct 9, 2026, 3:55 PM ET · OPRA data 15 minutes delayed · For information only — not investment advice.

Last close
$259.98
52-week range
$247.92 – $348.46
ATM IV (30d)
40.0%
IV rank
32 / 100
Low
Expected move
±$14.41 (±5.5%)
Put/call OI
0.66
Call-heavy
Max pain
$270
↑ 3.9% above close
Next earnings
Nov 8, 2026

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KAI Open Interest by Strike

04.38.713SpotMax painCall wallPut wall230250270290310

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

Total call open interest29
Total put open interest19
Put/call OI ratio0.66
Call wall (largest call OI)$270
Put wall (largest put OI)$230

KAI Open Interest Trend

043.586.9130.4173.8Call OIPut OIFeb '26Jun '26Oct '26

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

0.000.831.652.473.30Feb '26Jun '26Oct '26

KAI put/call open interest ratio, past year.

A put/call open interest ratio of 0.66 means meaningfully more calls than puts are outstanding — a call-heavy, typically bullish positioning profile. In total, 29 call contracts and 19 put contracts are open across all listed expirations. The put/call OI ratio has fallen from 0.85 in Feb '26 to 0.66 today.

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KAI Options FAQ

What is KAI's put/call ratio?

KAI's put/call open interest ratio is 0.66 as of Oct 9, 2026, with 19 put contracts and 29 call contracts outstanding.

Which KAI strikes have the highest open interest?

As of Oct 9, 2026, the largest call open interest sits at $270 (the call wall) and the largest put open interest sits at $230 (the put wall). Strikes with heavy open interest often act as reference levels because a lot of hedging activity is anchored to them.

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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