STRYKER CORP (SYK) Open Interest

STRYKER CORP (SYK) has 18,868 call contracts and 9,336 put contracts open across all listed expirations — a put/call open interest ratio of 0.49. Open interest counts the contracts currently outstanding at each strike. This page shows where SYK positioning concentrates, which strikes act as walls, and how the totals have trended over the past year.

Data as of Aug 24, 2026, 3:55 PM ET · OPRA data 15 minutes delayed · For information only — not investment advice.

Last close
$328.23
52-week range
$283.04 – $394.35
ATM IV (30d)
30.1%
IV rank
31 / 100
Low
Expected move
±$25.84 (±7.9%)
Put/call OI
0.49
Call-heavy
Max pain
$330
↑ 0.5% above close
Next earnings
Nov 1, 2026

SYK Open Interest by Strike

01.4K2.9K4.3KSpotMax painCall wallPut wall250280310340370400

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

Total call open interest18,868
Total put open interest9,336
Put/call OI ratio0.49
Open interest rank (31 day)5 / 100
Call wall (largest call OI)$370
Put wall (largest put OI)$320
Top volume strike$330
Volume / OI ratio0.22

SYK Open Interest Trend

422.67.7K15K22.3K29.6KCall OIPut OIFeb '26May '26Aug '26

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

0.220.410.600.800.99Feb '26May '26Aug '26

SYK put/call open interest ratio, past year.

A put/call open interest ratio of 0.49 means meaningfully more calls than puts are outstanding — a call-heavy, typically bullish positioning profile. In total, 18,868 call contracts and 9,336 put contracts are open across all listed expirations. The put/call OI ratio has fallen from 0.70 in Feb '26 to 0.49 today.

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SYK Options FAQ

What is SYK's put/call ratio?

SYK's put/call open interest ratio is 0.49 as of Aug 24, 2026, with 9,336 put contracts and 18,868 call contracts outstanding.

Which SYK strikes have the highest open interest?

As of Aug 24, 2026, the largest call open interest sits at $370 (the call wall) and the largest put open interest sits at $320 (the put wall). Strikes with heavy open interest often act as reference levels because a lot of hedging activity is anchored to them.

Is SYK open interest unusually high right now?

SYK's total open interest ranks 5 out of 100 versus the past 31 trading days as of Aug 24, 2026 — toward the bottom of its recent range, so positioning is comparatively light.

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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