What the institutional money is doing on OHI right now — dark pool, options positioning, and where the news and the money disagree. Free.
News of competitor expansion arrives while OHI's options market leans defensive (put-heavy positioning), suggesting investors are hedging downside rather than betting on growth.
Incremental institutional buying appears in filings while the options market remains put-heavy (1.45 put-to-call ratio), indicating existing holders are protecting gains rather than new money rushing in.
Value-focused commentary does not align with the options market's defensive lean (elevated put hedging), where traders are pricing in near-term caution despite potential long-term value.
Deutsche Bank's new stake arrives while OHI's options market remains put-heavy and off-exchange short-selling elevated (67% of dark-pool volume), signaling existing holders are trimming or hedging rather than accumulating.
Routine institutional buying contrasts with OHI's options market, where put protection sits well above normal levels and dark-pool short activity remains elevated, indicating defensive positioning dominates.
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).
