What the institutional money is doing on CHPT right now — dark pool, options positioning, and where the news and the money disagree. Free.
Heavy downside hedging in options aligns with the stock decline, but absent new position data, it's unclear whether traders are *adding* to bets or simply holding old insurance.
Defensive hedging posture suggests traders expect volatility or downside risk around the earnings date, but no new bullish or bearish positioning is visible in the data.
Despite a positive business development announcement, option traders remain heavily hedged on the downside with no visible new upside positioning—a potential divergence between operational progress and market confidence.
Persistent downside hedging in options is consistent with the stock's weakness, but without fresh position data, it remains unclear if this is defensive covering or new bearish conviction.
Option hedging remains defensive and aligned with price declines, but the lack of new position data limits visibility into whether traders expect further downside or are simply protecting existing holdings.
A divergence is when the news narrative and the institutional money flow point in opposite directions — a bearish headline while large call premium is bought, or heavy dark-pool selling under a bullish story. It signals the crowd and the desks may disagree.
Dark-pool volume — The share of trading executed off-exchange, at wholesalers and dark pools. About half of all US share volume prints there on an ordinary day, so the level by itself says almost nothing. What carries information is the distance from this name’s own recent norm, and whether the off-exchange size ran above its usual.
Off-exchange short share — How much of that off-exchange volume was sold short. The median across all listed names is about 49%, because wholesalers filling retail buy orders sell short and cover later. A reading near half is plumbing, not a bearish vote — compare it to the same name’s own 20-day norm.
Max pain — The price where the most options expire worthless — positioning often gravitates toward it near expiry.
Call wall / Put floor — Strikes with the heaviest call/put open interest — they often act as short-term resistance and support.
Put/Call ratio — Below ~0.7 leans bullish (more calls); above ~1 leans defensive (more puts).
