Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (SBLK) Open Interest

Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (SBLK) has 17,434 call contracts and 84,000 put contracts open across all listed expirations — a put/call open interest ratio of 4.82. Open interest counts the contracts currently outstanding at each strike. This page shows where SBLK 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
$26.41
52-week range
$16.81 – $28.30
ATM IV (30d)
27.3%
IV rank
55 / 100
Moderate
Expected move
±$1.00 (±3.8%)
Put/call OI
4.82
Put-heavy
Max pain
$26
↓ 1.6% below close

SBLK Open Interest by Strike

08.9K17.9K26.8KSpotMax painCall wallPut wall1621232527293133

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

Total call open interest17,434
Total put open interest84,000
Put/call OI ratio4.82
Open interest rank (31 day)100 / 100
Call wall (largest call OI)$27
Put wall (largest put OI)$16
Top volume strike$35
Volume / OI ratio1.40

SBLK Open Interest Trend

5.4K26.8K48.3K69.7K91.1KCall OIPut OIFeb '26May '26Jul '26

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

0.261.843.425.006.58Feb '26May '26Jul '26

SBLK put/call open interest ratio, past year.

A put/call open interest ratio of 4.82 means meaningfully more puts than calls are outstanding — elevated hedging or bearish positioning. In total, 17,434 call contracts and 84,000 put contracts are open across all listed expirations. The put/call OI ratio has risen from 0.78 in Feb '26 to 4.82 today.

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SBLK Options FAQ

What is SBLK's put/call ratio?

SBLK's put/call open interest ratio is 4.82 as of Jul 10, 2026, with 84,000 put contracts and 17,434 call contracts outstanding.

Which SBLK strikes have the highest open interest?

As of Jul 10, 2026, the largest call open interest sits at $27 (the call wall) and the largest put open interest sits at $16 (the put wall). Strikes with heavy open interest often act as reference levels because a lot of hedging activity is anchored to them.

Is SBLK open interest unusually high right now?

SBLK's total open interest ranks 100 out of 100 versus the past 31 trading days as of Jul 10, 2026 — toward the top of its recent range, so positioning is unusually heavy.

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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