Utilities

Edison International (EIX) options and signal

Figures as of 28 Sep 2026

EIX is Edison International, an Utilities name the model ranks every trading day. The options figures are from the close on 28 Sep 2026. The model's figures are from 25 Sep 2026, one trading day behind the latest, as the Free plan shows them. Every model figure is paper trading.

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At a glance

FigureValueDate
IV rank97 of 10028 Sep
At the money IV41.1%28 Sep
Priced move to 16 Oct9.1% down, 7.2% up28 Sep
Call wall and put wall55 and 52.528 Sep
Signal and the desk's viewNo signal, view bullish25 Sep
Last close51.4728 Sep
Next report27 Oct 202628 Sep

Options Snapshot

EIX's IV rank is 97 of 100 on 28 Sep 2026.

FigureValue
IV rank97 of 100
At the money IV41.1%, near month, 18 days
Put/call ratio, open interest0.92
Call open interest, strikes captured near the price56,600 contracts
Put open interest, strikes captured near the price52,000 contracts
Cost to trade at the moneyFair, 31.5% of the option's mid price

IV rank is where the at the money IV sits among EIX's own weekly readings, 0 the lowest and 100 the highest.

From the option chain at the close on 28 Sep 2026. Current on every plan.

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Priced Range

On 28 Sep 2026, EIX options priced a move of 9.1 percent down and 7.2 percent up by 16 Oct 2026.

ExpiryDaysDownUpRange
16 Oct 2026189.1%7.2%46.78 to 55.19
20 Nov 20265316.1%14.2%43.19 to 58.79
15 Jan 202710923.1%21.2%39.57 to 62.37
16 Apr 202720030.3%27.8%35.87 to 65.77

The range is one standard deviation either side of the close of 51.47, as the option prices imply it.

A priced move restates option prices at the close and says nothing certain about where the price goes.

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Gamma Map

On 28 Sep 2026, EIX's call wall is the 55 strike and its put wall is the 52.5 strike.

FigureValue
Call wall, most open call gamma55
Put wall, most open put gamma52.5
Net dollar gamma, calls minus putsminus $643,203
Total dollar gamma, both sides$9.43 million
Close51.47

Dollar gamma is stated for a one percent move in the price.

Net is calls minus puts under the standard convention, not a record of who holds the contracts.

Net gamma changes sign at 2 strikes, so no single flip strike is named.

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Volatility History

On 28 Sep 2026, EIX's at the money IV is 41.1 percent against 20 day realized volatility of 104.2 percent.

FigureValue
At the money IV41.1%
Realized volatility, 20 trading days104.2%
Realized volatility, 60 trading days66.3%
IV against its own weekly recordHigh, in the top fifth
Weekly readings on record865, from 8 Jan 2010
Weeks the price moved more than the one week priced move25.0% of 252 weeks

Realized volatility is worked out from the daily closes the desk holds, not from the option chain.

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Volatility Weather

On 28 Sep 2026, EIX's at the money IV runs from 41.1 percent at 18 days to 42.7 percent at 200 days.

Days to expiryAt the money IV
1841.1%
5340.2%
10941.0%
20042.7%

Far expiries price more volatility than near ones, an upward sloping term structure.

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Volatility Smile

On 28 Sep 2026, at the 53 day expiry, EIX's IV ten percent below the price sits 7.8 points above at the money IV.

Strike areaImplied volatilityAgainst at the money
10% below the price47.9%+7.8 points
At the money40.2%0.0 points
10% above the price51.7%+11.5 points

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Volatility Surface

On 28 Sep 2026, EIX's surface spans 4 expiries out to 200 days, with IV from 36.2 to 54.4 percent near the price.

FigureValue
Expiries captured4
Nearest expiry16 Oct 2026, 18 days
Farthest expiry16 Apr 2027, 200 days
Points within 10% of the price, 7 days out or more16
Lowest IV among them36.2%
Highest IV among them54.4%

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Expiry Ladder

On 28 Sep 2026, EIX has 4 captured expiries, from 16 Oct 2026 to 16 Apr 2027.

ExpiryDaysAt the money IVCall open interestPut open interest
16 Oct 20261841.1%14,43818,874
20 Nov 20265340.2%4,5661,535
15 Jan 202710941.0%33,98528,737
16 Apr 202720042.7%3,6102,830

Open interest is summed over the strikes captured near the price on each expiry.

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Strike Table

On 28 Sep 2026, EIX's largest open interest sits at the 55 strike, with 18,065 contracts across the captured expiries.

StrikeCall open interestPut open interestTotal
558,5469,51918,065
52.51,58115,14416,725
609,3763,78313,159
656,6035,10511,708
82.510,606010,606
501,8638,69010,553

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Since Yesterday

From 25 Sep 2026 to 28 Sep 2026, EIX's at the money IV moved from 34.7 percent to 41.1 percent.

Figure25 Sep28 SepChange
At the money IV34.7%41.1%+6.4 points
Open interest, strikes captured near the price107,563108,575+1,012
Put/call ratio, open interest0.950.92-0.03

Open interest changes cannot identify buyers or sellers.

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Changed Hands

On 28 Sep 2026, 20,848 EIX option contracts traded, 3.7 times its own recent average.

FigureValue
Calls traded12,235
Puts traded8,613
Against its recent average3.7 times
Busier than17 of its last 20 trading days
Open interest, whole chain137,699 contracts
Volume to open interest0.15
Unusual volume flagYes, 1 contract traded well above open interest
Largest flagged contractThe 52.5 call expiring 20 Nov, 5,675 traded against 268 open

Traded volume and open interest are shown side by side and never combined. Open interest changes cannot identify buyers or sellers.

From the option chain at the close on 28 Sep 2026. Current on every plan.

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Positioning Replay

The replay holds 33 trading days of EIX's option positioning, from 11 Aug 2026 to 28 Sep 2026.

DateCloseNet dollar gammaTop call strikeTop put strike
11 Aug 202669.89minus $888,8627065
21 Sep 202654.95minus $1.28 million5555
28 Sep 202651.47minus $643,2035552.5

Each frame restates one nightly capture. Net is calls minus puts, a convention, not who holds the contracts.

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Read-out

On 25 Sep 2026 the desk's view of EIX was bullish, paper trading.

FigureValue
SideBullish at 45 trading days, no signal
Level above the close52.50, the swing high of 1 Sep 2026
Level below the close51.33, the swing low of 28 Sep 2026, a close past it runs against the view
The chartSits against the view
Strategy familyCash-secured put (sell a put below the price)
Price targetNone. The desk has no price model.

The levels are prices the shares turned at on the chart, with the date of each.

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Rank by Timeframe

On 25 Sep 2026 EIX sat at the 75th percentile of the model's 45 trading day ranking, paper trading.

TimeframePercentileSide
10 trading days99 of 100Bullish
20 trading days95 of 100Bullish
45 trading days75 of 100Neutral

100 is the top of the ranking. A name in the middle three fifths is neutral.

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Timeframe Agreement

On 25 Sep 2026, 2 of 3 timeframes put EIX on the bullish side, paper trading.

GroupTimeframesSideOn that side
Near10 day, 20 dayBullish2 of 2
Long45 dayNeutral0 of 1

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Signal History

On 25 Sep 2026 EIX had carried no signal for 2 trading days, paper trading.

Trading daySignal45 day percentile
25 Sep 2026None75 of 100
24 Sep 2026None92 of 100
23 Sep 2026Bullish89 of 100
22 Sep 2026None90 of 100
21 Sep 2026None90 of 100
18 Sep 2026None91 of 100
17 Sep 2026None83 of 100
16 Sep 2026None73 of 100

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Sector Split

On 25 Sep 2026, 20 of 35 Utilities names were bullish and 11 were bearish, paper trading.

SectorNamesBullishBearishNeutral
Utilities3520114

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Price Chart

EIX closed at 51.47 on 28 Sep 2026.

FigureValue
Last close51.47
Change over 5 trading days-6.3%
Change over 21 trading days-30.1%
Change over 63 trading days-31.8%
Change over 252 trading days-4.8%
52 week high81.62
52 week low51.33
20 day moving average55.35
50 day moving average66.37
200 day moving average68.27
RSI, 14 days28

Worked out from the desk's own daily bars, adjusted for share splits.

From the daily bars through 28 Sep 2026. Current on every plan.

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Earnings Radar

EIX reports next on 27 Oct 2026, a date worked out from past quarters.

FigureValue
Next report27 Oct 2026, after the close
DateWorked out from past quarters
Move after the report of 30 Jul 2026-6.8%
Move after the report of 29 Apr 2026+2.3%
Move after the report of 27 Jan 2026-0.6%
Move after the report of 29 Apr 2025-8.9%

Earnings calendar as of 28 Sep 2026. Current on every plan.

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Short Volume

On 25 Sep 2026, 41.4 percent of EIX's reported volume at the covered venues was marked short.

FigureValue
Short sale share, 25 Sep41.4%
Five day average48.3%
52 week median56.1%

Short sale volume counts trades marked short at the covered venues, mostly off exchange. It is not the same as short interest.

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Seasonality

In the 23 Septembers on record, EIX's average change was minus 1.1 percent, and it rose in 52.2 percent of them.

MonthAverage changeMiddle changeShare of years upYears
September-1.1%+0.1%52.2%23
October+2.3%+3.2%69.6%23
November+1.2%+3.1%65.2%23

Each figure is a month end to month end change in past years. A past month says nothing certain about the next one.

Monthly history through 28 Sep 2026. Current on every plan.

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Questions

What is EIX's IV rank?
EIX's IV rank is 97 of 100 on 28 Sep 2026.
What move are EIX options pricing?
On 28 Sep 2026, EIX options priced a move of 9.1 percent down and 7.2 percent up by 16 Oct 2026.
Where are EIX's call wall and put wall?
On 28 Sep 2026, EIX's call wall is the 55 strike and its put wall is the 52.5 strike.
What was the desk's latest view of EIX on the Free plan?
On 25 Sep 2026 the desk's view of EIX was bullish, paper trading.
When does EIX report earnings next?
EIX reports next on 27 Oct 2026, a date worked out from past quarters.

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