United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (UAL) 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.

United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (UAL) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Airlines, Airports & Air Services industry, with a market capitalization near $31.06B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 109,200 people, carrying a beta of 1.21 to the broader market. United Airlines Holdings, Inc. Led by J. Scott Kirby, public since 2006-02-06.

Snapshot as of May 15, 2026.

Spot Price
$93.43
Call OI
248.5K
Put OI
219.7K
Total OI
468.2K
Put/Call Ratio
1.25

As of May 15, 2026, United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (UAL) has 468.2K total contracts outstanding across all expirations. Put/call OI ratio is 0.88 (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 UAL open interest history Data Feeds Strategy Selection

Strategy selection on United Airlines Holdings, Inc. 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 53.1% 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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Frequently asked UAL open interest history questions

What is the current UAL options open interest?
As of May 15, 2026, United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (UAL) has 468.2K total contracts outstanding across all listed expirations, split as 248.5K calls and 219.7K 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 UAL put/call open interest ratio?
Put/call OI ratio of 0.88 is balanced.
What does UAL 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.