Curtiss-Wright Corporation (CW) 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.
Curtiss-Wright Corporation (CW) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Aerospace & Defense industry, with a market capitalization near $27.74B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 8,900 people, carrying a beta of 0.86 to the broader market. Curtiss-Wright Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides engineered products, solutions, and services to the aerospace, defense, general industrial, and power generation markets worldwide. Led by Lynn Bamford, public since 1980-03-17.
Snapshot as of May 15, 2026.
- Spot Price
- $720.06
- Call OI
- 1.4K
- Put OI
- 1.6K
- Total OI
- 3.0K
- Put/Call Ratio
- 0.29
As of May 15, 2026, Curtiss-Wright Corporation (CW) has 3.0K total contracts outstanding across all expirations. Put/call OI ratio is 1.09 (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 CW open interest history Data Feeds Strategy Selection
Strategy selection on Curtiss-Wright Corporation 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 37.9% 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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CW highest open-interest contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | $700.00 | Jun 18, 2026 | 0 | 403 | 38.7% | $21.30 | $25.80 |
Top 1 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by oi within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked CW open interest history questions
- What is the current CW options open interest?
- As of May 15, 2026, Curtiss-Wright Corporation (CW) has 3.0K total contracts outstanding across all listed expirations, split as 1.4K calls and 1.6K 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 CW put/call open interest ratio?
- Put/call OI ratio of 1.09 is balanced.
- What does CW 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.