Scanning for stocks with more call volume than put volume
Recorded in cvforge on May 16, 2026 by ConvexValue · Published July 25, 2026
A one-sentence scan across U.S. underlyings for names whose call volume beat put volume today, and the ratio that ranks them.
Exact prompt
I want to scan for the stocks that had a higher call volume than put volume today
Data cadence
Live U.S. option snapshots, refreshed through the session. Open interest is an end-of-previous-day figure and updates once daily.
Plan requirements
Runs on the free cvforge app and the free data tier (20 requests/hour). No card needed.
Fields used
day_volume, open_interest, implied_volatility, delta, strike_price, expiration_date, fair_market_value
How to read it
A call/put volume split is the crudest possible read on positioning and it is still useful, provided you remember what it does not say. Every contract traded has a buyer and a seller, so heavier call volume does not mean “more bulls” — it means more call contracts changed hands than put contracts.
What it is good for is attention. Names that sit far from their usual ratio are worth a second look, which is why the ranking matters more than the raw counts.
Change it
The prompt is the interface. Ask for a different ticker, a different expiration window, or an extra column in the same sentence style and the agent edits the app in place — you do not start over, and you do not wait for anyone to build it.
Limitations
- Snapshot data, not a transaction tape: the build reads the chain as it stands, so it cannot attribute a trade to a buyer or a seller.
- Open interest updates once a day, so an intraday volume/OI comparison is always this session’s volume against yesterday’s open interest.
- Contract coverage is U.S. listed equities, ETFs and indices. Indices use the I: prefix, for example I:SPX.
- Current per-contract valuation is Massive fair market value (FMV), a proprietary estimate. cvforge does not provide option bids, asks, midpoint, quote sizes, NBBO or last trades, and FMV is not an executable quote.
- Screens rank what is in the snapshot at the moment they run. Re-running later in the session gives a different shortlist.
Related demos
- Ranking underlyings by put volume, absolute and relative
- Screening stocks below both their 50-day and 200-day averages
- A sortable put/call volume table across underlyings
Search focus: call volume greater than put volume scanner. Related: call put volume ratio screener, scan stocks by call volume. Originally posted on X.