J&J Snack Foods Corp. (JJSF) 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.
J&J Snack Foods Corp. (JJSF) operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, specifically the Packaged Foods industry, with a market capitalization near $1.42B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 5,000 people, carrying a beta of 0.39 to the broader market. J&J Snack Foods Corp. Led by Daniel J. Fachner, public since 1986-02-04.
Snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.
- Spot Price
- $73.61
- Call OI
- 114
- Put OI
- 145
- Total OI
- 259
As of Jun 30, 2026, J&J Snack Foods Corp. (JJSF) has 259 total contracts outstanding across all expirations. Put/call OI ratio is 1.27 (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 JJSF open interest history Data Feeds Strategy Selection
Strategy selection on J&J Snack Foods Corp. 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 40.8% 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.
How to read the JJSF open-interest data
The open-interest time-series above tracks the total J&J Snack Foods Corp. options inventory outstanding day by day. OI is a stock measure - the cumulative position count - so trends flag accumulating or distributing positioning. Total call OI of 114 versus put OI of 145 gives a put/call OI ratio of 1.27 - structurally a slower-moving signal than the volume-based ratio.
JJSF 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 JJSF 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 JJSF sits at 17 days, so near-dated volume currently dominates the flow reading.
Learn how open interest is reported and how to read the data →
Daily open-interest history for JJSF options over the last ~37 trading days. Each row reflects the end-of-day total OI summed across all listed strikes and expirations.
Most recent 15 trading days (descending). Older history appears in the chart above.
| Date | Call OI | Put OI | Total OI | P/C OI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 114 | 145 | 259 | 1.27 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | 114 | 144 | 258 | 1.26 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | 114 | 140 | 254 | 1.23 |
| Jun 25, 2026 | 114 | 140 | 254 | 1.23 |
| Jun 24, 2026 | 112 | 139 | 251 | 1.24 |
| Jun 23, 2026 | 105 | 139 | 244 | 1.32 |
| Jun 22, 2026 | 100 | 139 | 239 | 1.39 |
| Jun 18, 2026 | 114 | 214 | 328 | 1.88 |
| Jun 16, 2026 | 114 | 215 | 329 | 1.89 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 114 | 215 | 329 | 1.89 |
| Jun 12, 2026 | 117 | 213 | 330 | 1.82 |
| Jun 11, 2026 | 117 | 213 | 330 | 1.82 |
| Jun 10, 2026 | 117 | 213 | 330 | 1.82 |
| Jun 9, 2026 | 115 | 213 | 328 | 1.85 |
| Jun 8, 2026 | 115 | 212 | 327 | 1.84 |
Frequently asked JJSF open interest history questions
- What is the current JJSF options open interest?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, J&J Snack Foods Corp. (JJSF) has 259 total contracts outstanding across all listed expirations, split as 114 calls and 145 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 JJSF put/call open interest ratio?
- Put/call OI ratio of 1.27 is balanced.
- What does JJSF 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.