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 $1.51B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 4,600 people, carrying a beta of 0.41 to the broader market. J&J Snack Foods Corp. Led by Daniel J. Fachner, public since 1986-02-04.
Snapshot as of Oct 14, 2026.
- Spot Price
- $79.48
- Call OI
- 190
- Put OI
- 134
- Total OI
- 324
- Put/Call Ratio
- 1.17
As of Oct 14, 2026, J&J Snack Foods Corp. (JJSF) has 324 total contracts outstanding across all expirations. Put/call OI ratio is 0.71 (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 36.0% 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 below 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. Current put/call ratio is 1.17, roughly balanced. Total call OI of 190 versus put OI of 134 gives a put/call OI ratio of 0.71 - 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 37 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 ~31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2026 | 190 | 134 | 324 | 0.71 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 190 | 134 | 324 | 0.71 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 170 | 134 | 304 | 0.79 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | 170 | 134 | 304 | 0.79 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | 110 | 133 | 243 | 1.21 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | 110 | 132 | 242 | 1.20 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | 110 | 131 | 241 | 1.19 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | 110 | 131 | 241 | 1.19 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 110 | 131 | 241 | 1.19 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 95 | 131 | 226 | 1.38 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 95 | 131 | 226 | 1.38 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 95 | 131 | 226 | 1.38 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 95 | 130 | 225 | 1.37 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 96 | 130 | 226 | 1.35 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 96 | 128 | 224 | 1.33 |
Frequently asked JJSF open interest history questions
- What is the current JJSF options open interest?
- As of Oct 14, 2026, J&J Snack Foods Corp. (JJSF) has 324 total contracts outstanding across all listed expirations, split as 190 calls and 134 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 0.71 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.