Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) 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.
Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, specifically the Household & Personal Products industry, with a market capitalization near $70.31B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 34,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.30 to the broader market. Colgate-Palmolive Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells consumer products worldwide. Led by Noel R. Wallace, public since 1973-05-02.
Snapshot as of May 15, 2026.
- Spot Price
- $88.60
- Call OI
- 49.4K
- Put OI
- 46.7K
- Total OI
- 96.2K
- Put/Call Ratio
- 0.91
As of May 15, 2026, Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) has 96.2K total contracts outstanding across all expirations. Put/call OI ratio is 0.95 (balanced 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 CL open interest history Data Feeds Strategy Selection
Strategy selection on Colgate-Palmolive Company 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 22.8% 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 CL open interest history questions
- What is the current CL options open interest?
- As of May 15, 2026, Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) has 96.2K total contracts outstanding across all listed expirations, split as 49.4K calls and 46.7K 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 CL put/call open interest ratio?
- Put/call OI ratio of 0.95 is balanced.
- What does CL 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.