Financials

Equitable Holdings, Inc. (EQH) options and signal

Figures as of 28 Sep 2026

EQH is Equitable Holdings, Inc., a Financials 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 rank58 of 10028 Sep
At the money IV56.5%28 Sep
Priced move to 16 Oct12.5% down, 12.5% up28 Sep
Call wall and put wall55 and 32.528 Sep
Signal and the desk's viewNo signal, view bullish25 Sep
Last close52.3128 Sep
Next report3 Nov 202628 Sep

Options Snapshot

EQH's IV rank is 58 of 100 on 28 Sep 2026.

FigureValue
IV rank58 of 100
At the money IV56.5%, near month, 18 days
Put/call ratio, open interest0.17
Call open interest, strikes captured near the price1,370 contracts
Put open interest, strikes captured near the price235 contracts
Cost to trade at the moneyWide, 50.4% of the option's mid price

IV rank is where the at the money IV sits among EQH'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, EQH options priced a move of 12.5 percent down and 12.5 percent up by 16 Oct 2026.

ExpiryDaysDownUpRange
16 Oct 20261812.5%12.5%45.75 to 58.87
18 Dec 20268123.7%20.1%39.91 to 62.81
19 Mar 202717228.9%28.3%37.21 to 67.11

The range is one standard deviation either side of the close of 52.31, as the option prices imply it.

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

Thin quote at that expiry; its neighbours' reading stands in.

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Gamma Map

On 28 Sep 2026, EQH's call wall is the 55 strike and its put wall is the 32.5 strike.

FigureValue
Call wall, most open call gamma55
Put wall, most open put gamma32.5
Net dollar gamma, calls minus puts$114,295
Total dollar gamma, both sides$127,664
Close52.31

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, EQH's at the money IV is 56.5 percent against 20 day realized volatility of 29.8 percent.

FigureValue
At the money IV56.5%
Realized volatility, 20 trading days29.8%
Realized volatility, 60 trading days31.7%
IV against its own weekly recordIn the middle
Weekly readings on record365, from 17 Aug 2018
Weeks the price moved more than the one week priced move14.6% of 213 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, EQH's at the money IV runs from 56.5 percent at 18 days to 44.4 percent at 172 days.

Days to expiryAt the money IV
1856.5%
8146.8%
17244.4%

Near expiries price more volatility than far ones, an inverted term structure.

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Volatility Surface

On 28 Sep 2026, EQH's surface spans 3 expiries out to 172 days, with IV from 39.5 to 83.9 percent near the price.

FigureValue
Expiries captured3
Nearest expiry16 Oct 2026, 18 days
Farthest expiry19 Mar 2027, 172 days
Points within 10% of the price, 7 days out or more13
Lowest IV among them39.5%
Highest IV among them83.9%

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Expiry Ladder

On 28 Sep 2026, EQH has 3 captured expiries, from 16 Oct 2026 to 19 Mar 2027.

ExpiryDaysAt the money IVCall open interestPut open interest
16 Oct 20261856.5%444
18 Dec 20268146.8%1,223213
19 Mar 202717244.4%10118

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

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Strike Table

On 28 Sep 2026, EQH's largest open interest sits at the 55 strike, with 718 contracts across the captured expiries.

StrikeCall open interestPut open interestTotal
557171718
452715276
501767183
32.50177177
47.570676
52.552153

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Since Yesterday

From 25 Sep 2026 to 28 Sep 2026, EQH's at the money IV moved from 49.7 percent to 56.5 percent.

Figure25 Sep28 SepChange
At the money IV49.7%56.5%+6.8 points
Open interest, strikes captured near the price1,4221,603+181
Put/call ratio, open interest0.040.17+0.13

Open interest changes cannot identify buyers or sellers.

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Changed Hands

On 28 Sep 2026, 182 EQH option contracts traded, 1.0 times its own recent average.

FigureValue
Calls traded98
Puts traded84
Against its recent average1.0 times
Busier than2 of its last 20 trading days
Open interest, whole chain1,655 contracts
Volume to open interest0.11
Unusual volume flagNo

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

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Positioning Replay

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

DateCloseNet dollar gammaTop call strikeTop put strike
11 Aug 202651.35$75,8615547.5
21 Sep 202653.87$121,1825550
28 Sep 202652.31$114,2955532.5

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 EQH was bullish, paper trading.

FigureValue
SideBullish at 45 trading days, no signal
Level above the close52.86, the swing high of 16 Sep 2026
Level below the close51.78, the swing low of 24 Sep 2026, a close past it runs against the view
The chartSits with 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.

Paper trading. The model's figures from 25 Sep 2026, one trading day behind, as the Free plan shows them.

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Rank by Timeframe

On 25 Sep 2026 EQH sat at the 77th percentile of the model's 45 trading day ranking, paper trading.

TimeframePercentileSide
10 trading days84 of 100Bullish
20 trading days90 of 100Bullish
45 trading days77 of 100Neutral

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

Paper trading. The model's figures from 25 Sep 2026, one trading day behind, as the Free plan shows them.

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Timeframe Agreement

On 25 Sep 2026, 2 of 3 timeframes put EQH 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 EQH had carried no signal for 16 trading days, paper trading.

Trading daySignal45 day percentile
25 Sep 2026None77 of 100
24 Sep 2026None71 of 100
23 Sep 2026None94 of 100
22 Sep 2026None93 of 100
21 Sep 2026None94 of 100
18 Sep 2026None92 of 100
17 Sep 2026None79 of 100
16 Sep 2026None81 of 100

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Sector Split

On 25 Sep 2026, 63 of 135 Financials names were bullish and 32 were bearish, paper trading.

SectorNamesBullishBearishNeutral
Financials135633240

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Price Chart

EQH closed at 52.31 on 28 Sep 2026.

FigureValue
Last close52.31
Change over 5 trading days-2.9%
Change over 21 trading days+4.3%
Change over 63 trading days+18.5%
Change over 252 trading days+0.7%
52 week high55.06
52 week low35.20
20 day moving average52.71
50 day moving average50.97
200 day moving average45.22
RSI, 14 days51

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

EQH reports next on 3 Nov 2026, a date worked out from past quarters.

FigureValue
Next report3 Nov 2026, after the close
DateWorked out from past quarters
Move after the report of 29 Jul 2026+1.1%
Move after the report of 30 Apr 2026-0.1%
Move after the report of 28 Jan 2026-0.0%
Move after the report of 29 Apr 2025-3.1%

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

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Company Events

EQH filed 1 current report in the 14 days to 28 Sep 2026, the latest on 25 Sep 2026.

FiledReportWhat it covers
25 Sep 2026Current reportDeparture of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers; Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Filings as of 28 Sep 2026. Current on every plan.

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Seasonality

In the 8 Septembers on record, EQH's average change was minus 4.6 percent, and it rose in 12.5 percent of them.

MonthAverage changeMiddle changeShare of years upYears
September-4.6%-4.5%12.5%8
October+4.7%+2.7%50.0%8
November+5.5%+5.0%62.5%8

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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Headlines

The desk's news feeds carried 1 headline naming EQH in the 3 days to 28 Sep 2026.

FigureValue
Headlines in the window1
Latest26 Sep 2026

The titles are in the Headlines window, with the time each was published.

Headlines as of 28 Sep 2026. Current on every plan.

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Questions

What is EQH's IV rank?
EQH's IV rank is 58 of 100 on 28 Sep 2026.
What move are EQH options pricing?
On 28 Sep 2026, EQH options priced a move of 12.5 percent down and 12.5 percent up by 16 Oct 2026.
Where are EQH's call wall and put wall?
On 28 Sep 2026, EQH's call wall is the 55 strike and its put wall is the 32.5 strike.
What was the desk's latest view of EQH on the Free plan?
On 25 Sep 2026 the desk's view of EQH was bullish, paper trading.
When does EQH report earnings next?
EQH reports next on 3 Nov 2026, a date worked out from past quarters.

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