NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP (NHC) Open Interest

NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP (NHC) has 158 call contracts and 93 put contracts open across all listed expirations — a put/call open interest ratio of 0.59. Open interest counts the contracts currently outstanding at each strike. This page shows where NHC positioning concentrates, which strikes act as walls, and how the totals have trended over the past year.

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

Last close
$233.50
52-week range
$94.55 – $284.06
ATM IV (30d)
38.8%
IV rank
72 / 100
High
Expected move
±$12.55 (±5.4%)
Put/call OI
0.59
Call-heavy
Max pain
$165
↓ 29.3% below close
Next earnings
Aug 5, 2026

NHC Open Interest by Strike

0234669SpotMax painCall wallPut wall165185195210230250

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

Total call open interest158
Total put open interest93
Put/call OI ratio0.59
Open interest rank (31 day)59 / 100
Call wall (largest call OI)$165
Put wall (largest put OI)$195
Top volume strike$150
Volume / OI ratio0.03

NHC Open Interest Trend

068.7137.4206.1274.8Call OIPut OIFeb '26May '26Jul '26

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

0.030.200.370.540.72Feb '26May '26Jul '26

NHC put/call open interest ratio, past year.

A put/call open interest ratio of 0.59 means meaningfully more calls than puts are outstanding — a call-heavy, typically bullish positioning profile. In total, 158 call contracts and 93 put contracts are open across all listed expirations. The put/call OI ratio has risen from 0.09 in Feb '26 to 0.59 today.

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NHC Options FAQ

What is NHC's put/call ratio?

NHC's put/call open interest ratio is 0.59 as of Jul 10, 2026, with 93 put contracts and 158 call contracts outstanding.

Which NHC strikes have the highest open interest?

As of Jul 10, 2026, the largest call open interest sits at $165 (the call wall) and the largest put open interest sits at $195 (the put wall). Strikes with heavy open interest often act as reference levels because a lot of hedging activity is anchored to them.

Is NHC open interest unusually high right now?

NHC's total open interest ranks 59 out of 100 versus the past 31 trading days as of Jul 10, 2026 — in the middle of its recent range.

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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