Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (BW) Open Interest History
Open interest tracks the total number of outstanding options contracts. Rising OI alongside price moves can indicate growing commitment to the trend; declining OI suggests positions are being closed.
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (BW) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Industrial - Machinery industry, with a market capitalization near $2.21B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 1,900 people, carrying a beta of 1.08 to the broader market. Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. Led by Kenneth Young, public since 2015-06-16.
Snapshot as of May 15, 2026.
- Spot Price
- $21.63
- Call OI
- 73.9K
- Put OI
- 21.1K
- Total OI
- 95.0K
- Put/Call Ratio
- 0.24
As of May 15, 2026, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (BW) has 95.0K total contracts outstanding across all expirations. Put/call OI ratio is 0.29 (call-heavy positioning). Open interest reflects accumulated positions from prior sessions; persistent growth indicates sustained directional or hedging interest, while sharp drops typically mean post-expiration clean-up.
How BW open interest history Data Feeds Strategy Selection
Strategy selection on Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. options does not derive from any single metric in isolation. The open interest history view above sits inside a broader read: ATM IV currently sits at 105.5% and dealer gamma exposure is positive, so dealer hedging is mechanically mean-reverting. Combine the open interest 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.
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Frequently asked BW open interest history questions
- What is the current BW options open interest?
- As of May 15, 2026, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (BW) has 95.0K total contracts outstanding across all listed expirations, split as 73.9K calls and 21.1K puts. Open interest reflects accumulated positions from prior trading sessions; it does not include today's volume until end-of-day reconciliation.
- What is the BW put/call open interest ratio?
- Put/call OI ratio of 0.29 is call-heavy, often a directional bullish or upside-speculation signal.
- What does BW open interest tell traders?
- Persistent OI growth indicates sustained directional or hedging interest; sharp drops typically mean post-expiration position cleanup. Heavy OI concentrations at specific strikes act as support and resistance levels because dealer hedging amplifies near those strikes - the gamma profile of the dealer book is concentrated there. Comparing today's volume to standing OI separates opening flow from closing flow.