# Options volume by ticker > Delayed calls, puts, premium, active strikes and gamma exposure for major tickers. Free, no account required. - Canonical page: [https://caymanbot.com/options-volume](https://caymanbot.com/options-volume) - Content type: product - Last reviewed: 2026-08-31 - Publisher: CaymanBot, LLC ## Quick answer Delayed calls, puts, premium, active strikes and gamma exposure for major tickers. Free, no account required. ## Key points - **Calls versus puts:** Compare contract volume and premium across calls and puts for the displayed session. - **Volume by strike:** Find the strikes with the most options activity using a chart and sortable detail table. - **Gamma exposure:** Review total GEX, the gamma flip, market regime and net exposure by strike. ## What is options volume? Options volume counts contracts traded during a selected session. If one trade exchanges 50 standard contracts, it contributes 50 to volume—not 5,000 underlying shares. Volume resets for each session and can include opening trades, closing trades, hedges and the individual legs of multi-leg strategies. CaymanBot separates call and put volume, calculates a put/call volume ratio and shows the busiest strikes. These are activity measurements, not a forecast. High call volume is not automatically bullish, and high put volume is not automatically bearish. ## How to read call and put volume by ticker Start with total volume and the call-versus-put mix, then inspect the strikes where that activity occurred. Compare that distribution with premium and gamma exposure to see where activity and dealer positioning are concentrated. None of these measurements reveals participant intent by itself. - Use total volume to measure activity, not direction. - Compare call and put volume without assuming every trade opened a position. - Use the put/call ratio as a descriptive ratio for the displayed session. - Inspect active strikes, then research expirations, liquidity and related legs in the full CaymanBot app. - Check catalysts and implied volatility before turning volume into a trade idea. ## Options volume versus open interest Volume measures how many contracts traded during the session. Open interest measures contracts that remained open after the prior clearing cycle. A contract can trade repeatedly, so volume can exceed open interest without proving that every trade created a new position. This free page focuses on session volume. For the complete interpretation, use CaymanBot’s [options volume versus open interest guide](/options-volume-vs-open-interest) and inspect contract-level context in the app. ## How to use gamma exposure with options volume Gamma exposure estimates how options positioning may change dealer hedging as the stock moves. Positive and negative GEX describe a positioning model, not a guaranteed market reaction. The gamma flip is the estimated price where net gamma changes sign. Use the GEX chart to locate concentrated positive and negative exposure, then compare those strikes with options volume. A busy strike near a major GEX level can be worth researching, but volume, open interest, liquidity, expirations and catalysts still matter. ## Primary sources - [Options Price Reporting Authority — consolidated options market data](https://www.opraplan.com/) - [Options Industry Council — open interest and how it differs from volume](https://www.optionseducation.org/news/open-interest-why-it-matters) - [OCC — Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options](https://www.theocc.com/company-information/documents-and-archives/options-disclosure-document) ## Frequently asked questions ### Where can I check options volume by ticker for free? Use the CaymanBot options-volume explorer on this page. It shows delayed aggregate call volume, put volume, total premium, put/call volume ratio and active strikes for supported tickers without requiring an account. ### Is this options volume live? No. The figures are delayed by at least 48 hours and updated daily. CaymanBot Premium provides the live options-flow experience. ### What does high call volume mean? High call volume means many call contracts traded. It does not by itself prove bullish buying because trades may close positions, sell calls, hedge exposure or form part of a multi-leg strategy. ### What is the options put/call volume ratio? It is put contract volume divided by call contract volume for the displayed session. A value above 1 means more puts than calls traded, but the ratio does not reveal whether those contracts were bought, sold, opened or closed. ### How is options volume different from open interest? Volume counts contracts traded during a session. Open interest counts contracts still open after the prior clearing cycle. One contract can trade multiple times, so the figures answer different questions. ### Which tickers are supported? The explorer currently covers SPY, QQQ, NVDA, AAPL, TSLA, AMD, AMZN, META, MSFT and PLTR. ### What is GEX in options? Gamma exposure, or GEX, estimates how options positioning may influence dealer hedging as the underlying price changes. Positive and negative GEX are model outputs, not directional predictions. ## Related CaymanBot resources - [Live options flow scanner for unusual activity](https://caymanbot.com/options-flow) - [Options volume vs open interest](https://caymanbot.com/options-volume-vs-open-interest) - [Find unusual options activity in live options flow](https://caymanbot.com/unusual-options-activity) - [How to read live options flow](https://caymanbot.com/how-to-read-options-flow) - [Options flow glossary: the tape, translated](https://caymanbot.com/options-flow-glossary) Market data, modeled analytics, calculators and public-filing summaries are informational. Verify time-sensitive data and original filings before making decisions.