Westar Energy, Inc. (WR) 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.

Westar Energy, Inc. (WR) operates in the Utilities sector, specifically the General Utilities industry, listed on NYSE, carrying a beta of 0.31 to the broader market. public since 1987-08-25.

Snapshot as of May 29, 2026.

Spot Price

$25.48

Call Volume

0

Put Volume

0

Total Volume

0

As of May 29, 2026, Westar Energy, Inc. (WR) traded 0 total options contracts. Volume split was 0 calls and 0 puts. 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 WR put/call volume history Data Feeds Strategy Selection

Strategy selection on Westar Energy, Inc. 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 62.7% and dealer gamma exposure is positive, so dealer hedging is mechanically mean-reverting. Combine the put/call volume 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 WR volume data

The volume time-series above tracks Westar Energy, Inc. 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.

WR 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 WR 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 WR sits at 20 days, so near-dated volume currently dominates the flow reading.

Learn how options volume is reported and how to read the data →

Daily options volume for WR over the last ~2 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 2 trading days (descending). Older history appears in the chart above.