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NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP filed an 8-K with the SEC

Primary filing notice from SEC EDGAR. Filed: 2026-07-23 AccNo: 0001193125-26-313393 Size: 908 KB Item 2.02: Results of Operations and Financial Condition Item 7.01: Regulation FD Disclosure Item 9.01: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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Options positioning watch: GE — 2026-07-24 (1 DTE).

Put/call volume ratio: 5.11; put/call OI ratio: 2.32. Calls traded 719 contracts versus 3,677 puts. Near-OTM IV skew proxy: puts above calls by 5.7 volatility points. Read-through: put volume is materially heavier than call volume; near-OTM puts carry a notabl…

$GE

Options positioning watch: CAT — 2026-07-24 (1 DTE).

Put/call volume ratio: 2.14; put/call OI ratio: 1.30. Calls traded 2,686 contracts versus 5,736 puts. Near-OTM IV skew proxy: puts above calls by 0.1 volatility points. Read-through: put volume is materially heavier than call volume. This describes positioning…

$CAT

Options positioning watch: BA — 2026-07-24 (1 DTE).

Put/call volume ratio: 0.68; put/call OI ratio: 0.59. Calls traded 9,126 contracts versus 6,222 puts. The nearest ATM straddle around $207.50 prices an approximate ±$3.48 move, or 1.7% of spot, through expiry. Near-OTM IV skew proxy: calls above puts by 0.3 vo…

$BA

Options positioning watch: CVX — 2026-07-24 (1 DTE).

Put/call volume ratio: 0.38; put/call OI ratio: 0.35. Calls traded 6,159 contracts versus 2,319 puts. The nearest ATM straddle around $195.00 prices an approximate ±$2.72 move, or 1.4% of spot, through expiry. Near-OTM IV skew proxy: puts above calls by 2.4 vo…

$CVX

Options positioning watch: XOM — 2026-07-24 (1 DTE).

Put/call volume ratio: 0.16; put/call OI ratio: 0.41. Calls traded 25,534 contracts versus 4,127 puts. The nearest ATM straddle around $157.50 prices an approximate ±$2.42 move, or 1.5% of spot, through expiry. Near-OTM IV skew proxy: puts above calls by 7.2 v…

$XOM