Industrials

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc (ODFL) options and signal

Figures as of 28 Sep 2026

ODFL is Old Dominion Freight Line Inc, an Industrials 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 rank86 of 10028 Sep
At the money IV45.1%28 Sep
Priced move to 16 Oct9.4% down, 10.1% up28 Sep
Call wall and put wall195 and 20028 Sep
Signal and the desk's viewNo signal, view bullish25 Sep
Last close176.8528 Sep
Next report28 Oct 202628 Sep

Options Snapshot

ODFL's IV rank is 86 of 100 on 28 Sep 2026.

FigureValue
IV rank86 of 100
At the money IV45.1%, near month, 18 days
Put/call ratio, open interest1.36
Call open interest, strikes captured near the price2,880 contracts
Put open interest, strikes captured near the price3,920 contracts
Cost to trade at the moneyWide, 46.2% of the option's mid price

IV rank is where the at the money IV sits among ODFL'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, ODFL options priced a move of 9.4 percent down and 10.1 percent up by 16 Oct 2026.

ExpiryDaysDownUpRange
16 Oct 2026189.4%10.1%160.25 to 194.65
20 Nov 20265316.2%17.7%148.25 to 208.15
18 Dec 20268117.4%21.6%146.05 to 215.05
15 Jan 202710921.8%22.6%138.35 to 216.85
16 Apr 202720031.2%35.4%121.65 to 239.45

The range is one standard deviation either side of the close of 176.85, 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, ODFL's call wall is the 195 strike and its put wall is the 200 strike.

FigureValue
Call wall, most open call gamma195
Put wall, most open put gamma200
Net dollar gamma, calls minus putsminus $622,341
Total dollar gamma, both sides$2.15 million
Close176.85

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 3 strikes, so no single flip strike is named.

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Volatility History

On 28 Sep 2026, ODFL's at the money IV is 45.1 percent against 20 day realized volatility of 31.7 percent.

FigureValue
At the money IV45.1%
Realized volatility, 20 trading days31.7%
Realized volatility, 60 trading days30.9%
IV against its own weekly recordHigh, in the top fifth
Weekly readings on record849, from 8 Jan 2010
Weeks the price moved more than the one week priced move31.3% of 252 weeks

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

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

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Volatility Weather

On 28 Sep 2026, ODFL's at the money IV runs from 45.1 percent at 18 days to 42.3 percent at 200 days.

Days to expiryAt the money IV
1845.1%
5344.4%
8142.6%
10939.4%
20042.3%

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

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Volatility Smile

On 28 Sep 2026, at the 53 day expiry, ODFL's IV ten percent below the price sits 6.2 points above at the money IV.

Strike areaImplied volatilityAgainst at the money
10% below the price50.5%+6.2 points
At the money44.4%0.0 points
10% above the price44.8%+0.4 points

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Volatility Surface

On 28 Sep 2026, ODFL's surface spans 5 expiries out to 200 days, with IV from 34.7 to 165.3 percent near the price.

FigureValue
Expiries captured5
Nearest expiry16 Oct 2026, 18 days
Farthest expiry16 Apr 2027, 200 days
Points within 10% of the price, 7 days out or more35
Lowest IV among them34.7%
Highest IV among them165.3%

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Expiry Ladder

On 28 Sep 2026, ODFL has 5 captured expiries, from 16 Oct 2026 to 16 Apr 2027.

ExpiryDaysAt the money IVCall open interestPut open interest
16 Oct 20261845.1%5971,151
20 Nov 20265344.4%437354
18 Dec 20268142.6%1,0791,799
15 Jan 202710939.4%677465
16 Apr 202720042.3%90149

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

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Strike Table

On 28 Sep 2026, ODFL's largest open interest sits at the 200 strike, with 1,098 contracts across the captured expiries.

StrikeCall open interestPut open interestTotal
2004686301,098
195412456868
190106335441
210216206422
16056343399
2703980398

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Since Yesterday

From 25 Sep 2026 to 28 Sep 2026, ODFL's at the money IV moved from 39.3 percent to 45.1 percent.

Figure25 Sep28 SepChange
At the money IV39.3%45.1%+5.8 points
Open interest, strikes captured near the price6,6776,798+121
Put/call ratio, open interest1.371.36-0.01

Open interest changes cannot identify buyers or sellers.

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Changed Hands

On 28 Sep 2026, 1,147 ODFL option contracts traded, 0.9 times its own recent average.

FigureValue
Calls traded586
Puts traded561
Against its recent average0.9 times
Busier than1 of its last 20 trading days
Open interest, whole chain7,886 contracts
Volume to open interest0.15
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 ODFL's option positioning, from 11 Aug 2026 to 28 Sep 2026.

DateCloseNet dollar gammaTop call strikeTop put strike
11 Aug 2026209.44minus $879,326240200
21 Sep 2026175.36minus $758,637200200
28 Sep 2026176.85minus $622,341195200

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 ODFL was bullish, paper trading.

FigureValue
SideBullish at 45 trading days, no signal
Level above the close177.54, the swing high of 11 Sep 2026
Level below the close169.65, the swing low of 21 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.

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 ODFL sat at the 71st percentile of the model's 45 trading day ranking, paper trading.

TimeframePercentileSide
10 trading days89 of 100Bullish
20 trading days77 of 100Neutral
45 trading days71 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, 1 of 3 timeframes put ODFL on the bullish side, paper trading.

GroupTimeframesSideOn that side
Near10 day, 20 dayBullish1 of 2
Long45 dayNeutral0 of 1

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Signal History

On 25 Sep 2026 ODFL had carried no signal for 4 trading days, paper trading.

Trading daySignal45 day percentile
25 Sep 2026None71 of 100
24 Sep 2026None64 of 100
23 Sep 2026None60 of 100
22 Sep 2026None85 of 100
21 Sep 2026Bullish97 of 100
18 Sep 2026None91 of 100
17 Sep 2026None91 of 100
16 Sep 2026None70 of 100

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Sector Split

On 25 Sep 2026, 51 of 147 Industrials names were bullish and 37 were bearish, paper trading.

SectorNamesBullishBearishNeutral
Industrials147513759

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Price Chart

ODFL closed at 176.85 on 28 Sep 2026.

FigureValue
Last close176.85
Change over 5 trading days+0.8%
Change over 21 trading days-11.6%
Change over 63 trading days-19.5%
Change over 252 trading days+25.9%
52 week high252.03
52 week low126.01
20 day moving average180.82
50 day moving average200.98
200 day moving average199.42
RSI, 14 days36

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

ODFL reports next on 28 Oct 2026, a date worked out from past quarters.

FigureValue
Next report28 Oct 2026, before the open
DateWorked out from past quarters
Move after the report of 29 Jul 2026-1.5%
Move after the report of 30 Apr 2026-3.1%
Move after the report of 28 Jan 2026-0.1%
Move after the report of 23 Apr 2025+0.8%

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

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Company Events

ODFL filed 1 current report in the 14 days to 28 Sep 2026, the latest on 22 Sep 2026.

FiledReportWhat it covers
22 Sep 2026Current reportDeparture of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

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

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Short Volume

On 25 Sep 2026, 57.2 percent of ODFL's reported volume at the covered venues was marked short.

FigureValue
Short sale share, 25 Sep57.2%
Five day average59.9%
52 week median60.9%
Short interest, share of shares outstanding4.0% at the 15 Sep 2026 settlement
Days to cover4.3

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

Short volume as of 25 Sep 2026. Current on every plan.

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Seasonality

In the 23 Septembers on record, ODFL's average change was minus 3.1 percent, and it rose in 43.5 percent of them.

MonthAverage changeMiddle changeShare of years upYears
September-3.1%-3.5%43.5%23
October+3.5%+5.2%69.6%23
November+4.1%+4.8%73.9%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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Headlines

The desk's news feeds carried 3 headlines naming ODFL in the 3 days to 28 Sep 2026.

FigureValue
Headlines in the window3
Latest28 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 ODFL's IV rank?
ODFL's IV rank is 86 of 100 on 28 Sep 2026.
What move are ODFL options pricing?
On 28 Sep 2026, ODFL options priced a move of 9.4 percent down and 10.1 percent up by 16 Oct 2026.
Where are ODFL's call wall and put wall?
On 28 Sep 2026, ODFL's call wall is the 195 strike and its put wall is the 200 strike.
What was the desk's latest view of ODFL on the Free plan?
On 25 Sep 2026 the desk's view of ODFL was bullish, paper trading.
When does ODFL report earnings next?
ODFL reports next on 28 Oct 2026, a date worked out from past quarters.

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