{
  "id": 7627661,
  "title": "JPMorgan options flow points to bullish positioning ahead of Friday expiry",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/jpmorgan-options-flow-points-to-bullish-positioning-ahead-of-friday",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-15T20:30:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/jpmorgan-options-flow-points-to-bullish-positioning-ahead-of-friday-expiry-93CH-4902561"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) showed a bullish stance in Tuesday's options activity as the stock closed at $352.91 (+0.79%) and rose to $353.08 in after-hours trading. The options tape displayed a call/put ratio of ~1.63x, indicating bullish conviction. Notably, 5,688 contracts on the Sept 18 $355 call had open interest of 2,928, signaling fresh positions opened on the day. With JPM at $352.91 and expiry Friday, these calls are $2.09 out-of-the-money, representing a sharp 3-day sprint towards $355. Meanwhile, the Oct 16 $375/$385 call spread and standalone $345/$340 put spread suggest a more patient camp positioning for a mid-October rally. The weekly signal is Strong Buy, and the daily sits at Neutral, with the 52-week high of $366.50 in sight for the October call spread crowd. The flow composite indicates aggressive near-money calls, longer-dated bull spreads, and falling skew, with put spreads acting as hedges. However, the high-volume Sept 18 $355 calls are a high-conviction, high-decay bet, as they expire worthless if JPM doesn't surpass $355 by Friday's close.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}