Parker-Hannifin Corporation (PH) 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.
Parker-Hannifin Corporation (PH) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Industrial - Machinery industry, with a market capitalization near $134.85B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 57,950 people, carrying a beta of 1.13 to the broader market. Parker-Hannifin Corporation is a global enterprise specializing in the production and distribution of advanced motion and control technologies and systems. Led by Jennifer A. Parmentier, public since 1980-03-17.
Snapshot as of Aug 14, 2026.
- Spot Price
- $1054.58
- Call OI
- 7.5K
- Put OI
- 4.7K
- Total OI
- 12.2K
- Put/Call Ratio
- 2.41
As of Aug 14, 2026, Parker-Hannifin Corporation (PH) has 12.2K total contracts outstanding across all expirations. Put/call OI ratio is 0.63 (call-heavy 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 PH open interest history Data Feeds Strategy Selection
Strategy selection on Parker-Hannifin 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 25.3% 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 PH open-interest data
The open-interest time-series above tracks the total Parker-Hannifin Corporation 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 2.41, put-heavy - protective or bearish positioning dominates. Total call OI of 7.5K versus put OI of 4.7K gives a put/call OI ratio of 0.63 - structurally a slower-moving signal than the volume-based ratio.
PH 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 PH 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 PH sits at 35 days, so near-dated volume currently dominates the flow reading.
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Daily open-interest history for PH options over the last ~28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2026 | 7.5K | 4.7K | 12.2K | 0.63 |
| Aug 13, 2026 | 7.5K | 4.6K | 12.1K | 0.62 |
| Aug 12, 2026 | 7.5K | 4.6K | 12.0K | 0.61 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | 7.4K | 4.5K | 11.9K | 0.60 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 7.5K | 4.4K | 11.9K | 0.59 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | 7.3K | 4.3K | 11.6K | 0.59 |
| Aug 6, 2026 | 7.3K | 3.9K | 11.2K | 0.54 |
| Aug 5, 2026 | 6.9K | 3.9K | 10.9K | 0.57 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | 6.3K | 3.6K | 9.9K | 0.57 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 6.3K | 3.6K | 9.9K | 0.57 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 6.3K | 3.6K | 9.8K | 0.57 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | 6.1K | 3.3K | 9.4K | 0.55 |
| Jul 29, 2026 | 5.9K | 3.3K | 9.2K | 0.55 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 5.8K | 3.2K | 9.0K | 0.54 |
| Jul 24, 2026 | 5.8K | 3.1K | 8.9K | 0.54 |
Frequently asked PH open interest history questions
- What is the current PH options open interest?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Parker-Hannifin Corporation (PH) has 12.2K total contracts outstanding across all listed expirations, split as 7.5K calls and 4.7K 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 PH put/call open interest ratio?
- Put/call OI ratio of 0.63 is call-heavy, often a directional bullish or upside-speculation signal.
- What does PH 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.