iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF (WOOD) Put/Call Volume History

Put/call volume ratio compares the number of put options traded to call options traded. Extreme readings can signal shifts in market sentiment relative to recent norms.

iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF (WOOD) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Global industry, with a market capitalization near $250.9M, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 0.79 to the broader market. The iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of global equities in or related to the timber and forestry industry. public since 2008-06-25.

Snapshot as of May 29, 2026.

Spot Price

$67.78

Call Volume

15

Put Volume

0

Total Volume

15

Put/Call Ratio

0.00

As of May 29, 2026, iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF (WOOD) traded 15 total options contracts. Volume split was 15 calls and 0 puts. Put/call volume ratio is 0.00. Elevated flow relative to the ticker's recent average can signal institutional positioning, pending news, earnings expectations, or hedging activity. Daily volume is the most responsive short-term gauge of changing demand.

How WOOD put/call volume history Data Feeds Strategy Selection

Strategy selection on iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF options does not derive from any single metric in isolation. The put/call volume history view above sits inside a broader read: ATM IV currently sits at 13.0% and dealer gamma exposure is positive, so dealer hedging is mechanically mean-reverting. Combine the put/call volume history data here with the volatility-skew surface, dealer-gamma exposure, max-pain level, and upcoming-events calendar to build a positioning thesis. Risk-defined structures (credit spreads, debit spreads, iron condors) are usually safer than naked positions while the regime is uncertain; the data on this page anchors the inputs but does not by itself constitute a trade thesis.

How to read the WOOD volume data

The volume time-series above tracks iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF options trading activity day by day. Volume is a flow measure - contracts traded per day across all strikes and expirations - so spikes flag activity, not positioning. Current put/call ratio is 0.00, call-heavy - speculative or bullish positioning dominates. Total call OI of 253 versus put OI of 64 gives a put/call OI ratio of 0.25 - structurally a slower-moving signal than the volume-based ratio.

WOOD flow vs positioning

Volume tells you what flows happened today; OI tells you what positions accumulated. Both can move in opposite directions: rising volume with falling OI means contracts are being closed (covering); rising volume with rising OI means new positions are being opened. The combination matters more than either alone for reading sentiment. Combined with the current positive dealer-gamma regime, large OI clusters tend to act as price magnets through expiration cycles.

Using WOOD OI/volume data alongside other surfaces

Per-strike OI is the input to dealer-gamma calculations: strikes with elevated call OI generate gamma walls that dealers must hedge into as spot approaches them. The gamma-exposure page combines this distribution with the dealers' assumed-long-gamma assumption to project hedge flow. Volume cross-checks recent positioning shifts in the chain that haven't yet shown up in cumulative OI. Pair both with the term-structure view on the volatility page to determine whether the activity is concentrated in near-dated event hedging or longer-dated structural positioning. Front-month expiration for WOOD sits at 20 days, so near-dated volume currently dominates the flow reading.

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Daily options volume for WOOD over the last ~41 trading days. Volume measures contracts traded per day across all strikes and expirations; combined with put/call ratio it tracks directional positioning flow.

Most recent 15 trading days (descending). Older history appears in the chart above.

Frequently asked WOOD put/call volume history questions

How much WOOD options volume traded today?

As of May 29, 2026, iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF (WOOD) traded 15 total options contracts, split as 15 calls and 0 puts. Volume measures today's flow only; standing inventory is captured by open interest, which reconciles after the close.

What is the WOOD put/call volume ratio?

As of May 29, 2026, the put/call volume ratio is 0.00. Equity-only PCR has three competing interpretations - sentiment-contrarian (extremes signal turning points), hedging-flow (high PCR can be portfolio insurance demand rather than bearish bets), and informed-flow (the volume signal carries short-horizon predictive content per Pan and Poteshman 2006). Resolving which frame applies requires context on whether the flow is opening or closing and which strikes carry the activity.

Is WOOD options volume elevated?

Elevated flow relative to the WOOD recent average is one of the strongest signals of institutional positioning, pending news, earnings expectations, or hedging activity. The most informative reads combine elevated volume with directional structure (single-leg or vertical), aggressive execution (at the ask or sweep), and an upcoming catalyst on the calendar.