Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras (PBR) Put/Call Volume History

Put/call volume ratio compares the number of put options traded to call options traded. Extreme readings can signal shifts in market sentiment relative to recent norms.

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras (PBR) operates in the Energy sector, specifically the Oil & Gas Integrated industry, with a market capitalization near $141.13B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 50,687 people, carrying a beta of -0.22 to the broader market. Brazilian energy giant Petróleo Brasileiro S. Led by Magda Maria de Regina Chambriard, public since 2000-08-10.

Snapshot as of Oct 29, 2026.

Spot Price

$21.84

Call Volume

86.9K

Put Volume

17.3K

Total Volume

104.2K

Put/Call Ratio

0.20

Exposures are the assumed dealer book as of Oct 29, 2026, all expirations. Assumes dealers are long the calls and short the puts, a share p of open interest each - here 100% of open interest (the GEX page sets the share). A date without a stored exposure is a gap; a value marked * is partial, averaged over fewer days, or may include contracts expiring that day or of an unreadable expiration: its reason is printed beside it.

As of Oct 29, 2026, Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras (PBR) traded 104.2K total options contracts. Volume split was 86.9K calls and 17.3K puts. Put/call volume ratio is 0.20. Elevated flow relative to the ticker's recent average can signal institutional positioning, pending news, earnings expectations, or hedging activity. Daily volume is the most responsive short-term gauge of changing demand.

How PBR put/call volume history Data Feeds Strategy Selection

Strategy selection on Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras options does not derive from any single metric in isolation. The put/call volume history view above sits inside a broader read: ATM IV currently sits at 38.9% and the assumed dealer book's GEX is positive, so its hedging is mean-reverting. Combine the put/call volume history data here with the volatility-skew surface, 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 PBR volume data

The volume time-series below tracks Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras options trading activity day by day. Volume is a flow measure - contracts traded per day across all strikes and expirations - so spikes flag activity, not positioning. Current put/call ratio is 0.20, call-heavy - speculative or bullish positioning dominates. Total call OI of 1.3M versus put OI of 1.1M gives a put/call OI ratio of 0.88 - structurally a slower-moving signal than the volume-based ratio.

PBR 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. With the assumed dealer book's GEX positive, large OI clusters are more likely to act as price magnets through expiration cycles where real dealers are positioned like the book.

Using PBR OI/volume data alongside other surfaces

Per-strike OI is the input to the assumed dealer book's GEX: the strike with the most call gamma is the call wall, where the book's hedging sells into a rally, and the strike with the most put gamma the put wall, where hedging the book's short puts sells as price falls toward it. The gamma-exposure page combines this distribution with the book's assumption (dealers long the calls, short the puts) 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 PBR sits at 29 days, so near-dated volume currently dominates the flow reading.

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Daily options volume for PBR over the last ~42 trading days. Volume measures contracts traded per day across all strikes and expirations; combined with put/call ratio it tracks directional positioning flow.

Most recent 15 trading days (descending). Older history appears in the chart above.

Frequently asked PBR put/call volume history questions

How much PBR options volume traded today?

As of Oct 29, 2026, Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras (PBR) traded 104.2K total options contracts, split as 86.9K calls and 17.3K puts. Volume measures today's flow only; standing inventory is captured by open interest, which reconciles after the close.

What is the PBR put/call volume ratio?

As of Oct 29, 2026, the put/call volume ratio is 0.20. Equity-only PCR has three competing interpretations - sentiment-contrarian (extremes signal turning points), hedging-flow (high PCR can be portfolio insurance demand rather than bearish bets), and informed-flow (the volume signal carries short-horizon predictive content per Pan and Poteshman 2006). Resolving which frame applies requires context on whether the flow is opening or closing and which strikes carry the activity.

Is PBR options volume elevated?

Elevated flow relative to the PBR recent average is one of the strongest signals of institutional positioning, pending news, earnings expectations, or hedging activity. The most informative reads combine elevated volume with directional structure (single-leg or vertical), aggressive execution (at the ask or sweep), and an upcoming catalyst on the calendar.