PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA (PKG) Open Interest

PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA (PKG) has 2,683 call contracts and 548 put contracts open across all listed expirations — a put/call open interest ratio of 0.20. Open interest counts the contracts currently outstanding at each strike. This page shows where PKG 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
$226.51
52-week range
$191.40 – $245.73
ATM IV (30d)
34.4%
IV rank
78 / 100
High
Expected move
±$10.80 (±4.8%)
Put/call OI
0.20
Call-heavy
Max pain
$220
↓ 2.9% below close
Next earnings
Aug 5, 2026

PKG Open Interest by Strike

03947881.2KSpotMax painCall wallPut wall170180190200220240260280

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

Total call open interest2,683
Total put open interest548
Put/call OI ratio0.20
Open interest rank (31 day)55 / 100
Call wall (largest call OI)$250
Put wall (largest put OI)$220
Top volume strike$230
Volume / OI ratio0.08

PKG Open Interest Trend

209.6900.81.6K2.3K3KCall OIPut OIFeb '26May '26Jul '26

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

0.080.450.831.201.58Feb '26May '26Jul '26

PKG put/call open interest ratio, past year.

A put/call open interest ratio of 0.20 means meaningfully more calls than puts are outstanding — a call-heavy, typically bullish positioning profile. In total, 2,683 call contracts and 548 put contracts are open across all listed expirations. The put/call OI ratio has fallen from 0.52 in Feb '26 to 0.20 today.

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PKG Options FAQ

What is PKG's put/call ratio?

PKG's put/call open interest ratio is 0.20 as of Jul 10, 2026, with 548 put contracts and 2,683 call contracts outstanding.

Which PKG strikes have the highest open interest?

As of Jul 10, 2026, the largest call open interest sits at $250 (the call wall) and the largest put open interest sits at $220 (the put wall). Strikes with heavy open interest often act as reference levels because a lot of hedging activity is anchored to them.

Is PKG open interest unusually high right now?

PKG's total open interest ranks 55 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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