What is the XTL options turnover ratio?

As of May 29, 2026, XTL turnover ratio is 0.75 (396 contracts traded against 529 contracts outstanding). High churn indicates active position rotation rather than maintenance flow.

Where is XTL open interest concentrated?

Gamma concentration is 0.14: open interest is more distributed across strikes, reducing any single-strike pinning force. The full per-strike open-interest distribution is visible in the chain view.

Why does volume-open-interest matter for XTL options?

Volume tells you what is being traded today; open interest tells you what was already there. The combination separates opening flow (today's volume building new positions) from closing flow (today's volume unwinding existing ones), and locates the strikes that carry hedging-driven support or resistance based on dealer-gamma concentration.

State Street SPDR S&P Telecom ETF (XTL) Volume & Open Interest

Volume and open interest by strike show where trading activity and outstanding positions are concentrated. Clusters of OI often act as support and resistance levels.

State Street SPDR S&P Telecom ETF (XTL) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $251.7M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 1.24 to the broader market. The State Street SPDR S&P Telecom ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the S&PTelecom Select Industry Index (the "Index")Seeks to provide exposure to the telecommunications segment of the S&P TMI, comprises the following sub-industries: Alternative Carriers, Communications Equipment, Integrated Telecommunication Services, and Wireless Telecommunication ServicesSeeks to track a modified equal weighted index which provides the potential for unconcentrated industry exposure across large, mid and small cap stocksAllows investors to take strategic or tactical positions at a more targeted level than traditional sector based investing public since 2011-01-27.

Snapshot as of May 29, 2026.

Spot Price: $238.62
Total Volume: 396
Total OI: 529
Call OI: 347
Put OI: 182
Gamma Concentration: 0.14

As of May 29, 2026, State Street SPDR S&P Telecom ETF (XTL) has 396 contracts traded today against 529 contracts outstanding. Open interest breaks down as 347 calls and 182 puts. Turnover ratio is 0.75: high churn, indicating active repositioning. Gamma concentration is 0.14: open interest is more distributed across strikes. Comparing today's volume to accumulated open interest reveals whether flow is opening new positions or closing existing ones, with heavy OI strikes often acting as support and resistance.

How XTL volume & open interest Data Feeds Strategy Selection

Strategy selection on State Street SPDR S&P Telecom ETF options does not derive from any single metric in isolation. The volume & open interest view above sits inside a broader read: ATM IV currently sits at 21.6% and dealer gamma exposure is positive, so dealer hedging is mechanically mean-reverting. Combine the volume & open interest 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 XTL volume and OI data

The two-panel chart above splits State Street SPDR S&P Telecom ETF contract activity into volume (daily flow) and open interest (cumulative inventory) per strike. The per-strike grid table beneath gives the precise numbers for the densest 30 strikes. Current put/call ratio is 0.08, call-heavy - speculative or bullish positioning dominates. Total call OI of 347 versus put OI of 182 gives a put/call OI ratio of 0.52 - structurally a slower-moving signal than the volume-based ratio.

XTL 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. The per-strike grid distinguishes the strikes attracting flow today from the strikes carrying accumulated inventory - high volume at strikes that also carry high OI typically means rolling activity (closing front-month, opening longer-dated), high volume at low-OI strikes typically means fresh directional positioning. Combined with the current positive dealer-gamma regime, large OI clusters tend to act as price magnets through expiration cycles.

Using XTL 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 XTL sits at 20 days, so near-dated volume currently dominates the flow reading.

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Frequently asked XTL volume & open interest questions

What is the XTL options turnover ratio?: As of May 29, 2026, XTL turnover ratio is 0.75 (396 contracts traded against 529 contracts outstanding). High churn indicates active position rotation rather than maintenance flow.
Where is XTL open interest concentrated?: Gamma concentration is 0.14: open interest is more distributed across strikes, reducing any single-strike pinning force. The full per-strike open-interest distribution is visible in the chain view.
Why does volume-open-interest matter for XTL options?: Volume tells you what is being traded today; open interest tells you what was already there. The combination separates opening flow (today's volume building new positions) from closing flow (today's volume unwinding existing ones), and locates the strikes that carry hedging-driven support or resistance based on dealer-gamma concentration.