Peabody Energy (BTU) Options Chain

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25.13+0.13 (+0.52%)

At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min

Expiration date

Expiration: Dec 18, 2026
Days to expiration: 68
Share price: $25.13
Put/call ratio (OI): 3.25
Put/call ratio (volume): 2.78
ATM implied volatility: 55.5%
Expected move: ±$6.02
Open interest (C / P): 5.83K / 18.96K

BTU options summary

The BTU options chain for the December 18, 2026 expiration lists 31 call and 25 put contracts, with 68 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 5,830 calls and 18,963 puts, a put/call ratio of 3.25, which is more bearish, with puts outnumbering calls. At-the-money implied volatility near the $25.00 strike is 55.5%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$6.02 (24.0%) in Peabody Energy stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $30.00 call (987 contracts) and the $5.00 put (8.44K contracts).

Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology

BTU options chain · December 18, 2026

BTU calls and puts by strike price. Shaded cells are in the money.
Calls							Puts
OI	Vol	IV	Last	Bid	Ask	Strike	Bid	Ask	Last	IV	Vol	OI
0	12	—	17.90	24.85	27.20	3.00	0.00	0.45	0.01	304.7%	3	5
31	2	327.9%	20.36	17.40	21.00	5.00	0.00	0.15	0.05	186.7%	1	8,435
80	1	380.2%	11.50	17.90	20.30	10.00	0.04	0.52	0.22	141.8%	1	642
0	1	—	19.56	0.00	0.00	13.00	0.00	0.37	0.08	96.5%	26	660
347	1	93.0%	11.11	9.75	11.25	15.00	0.01	0.16	0.07	66.8%	8	2,568
281	1	74.8%	7.30	7.05	8.30	18.00	0.19	0.30	0.21	58.9%	9	1,365
506	1	67.6%	5.95	5.45	6.45	20.00	0.37	0.81	0.63	59.2%	150	532
649	3	58.7%	4.25	3.60	4.95	22.00	0.59	1.38	1.21	54.1%	92	612
616	2	56.7%	2.50	2.36	2.69	25.00	1.97	2.61	2.22	54.3%	114	1,437
BTU $25.13
45	5	55.4%	2.32	1.85	2.23	26.00	2.47	2.96	3.25	50.9%	1	107
111	6	55.7%	1.68	1.52	1.85	27.00	3.10	3.60	2.41	50.9%	2	90
165	1	57.4%	1.40	1.32	1.57	28.00	3.80	4.30	4.20	51.0%	2	81
304	5	57.0%	1.45	1.02	1.31	29.00	4.55	5.35	3.65	54.8%	13	53
987	1	57.8%	0.98	0.85	1.10	30.00	5.40	6.05	5.60	54.5%	1	1,046
84	73	58.7%	1.11	0.63	1.01	31.00	5.90	6.75	4.35	60.5%	1	6
134	6	57.6%	0.60	0.36	0.90	32.00	6.60	8.05	7.45	51.7%	1	1,102
144	1	60.6%	0.54	0.28	0.90	33.00	0.00	0.00	8.72	—	—	0
17	1	56.5%	0.45	0.12	0.63	34.00	9.40	10.45	11.38	79.6%	—	3
164	1	60.5%	0.70	0.10	0.67	35.00	9.35	10.75	6.95	50.2%	2	26
30	1	62.6%	1.65	0.13	0.58	36.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
518	6	60.0%	0.25	0.17	0.31	37.00	0.00	0.00	10.70	—	1	0
1	8	60.5%	0.21	0.13	0.27	38.00	12.05	13.70	11.32	87.9%	4	4
3	—	93.0%	0.68	0.39	1.37	39.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
155	1	65.6%	0.17	0.06	0.33	40.00	11.75	13.40	16.91	—	1	136
0	1	25.0%	0.38	0.00	0.00	42.00	10.50	12.75	11.25	—	15	30
10	—	75.6%	0.30	0.00	0.39	44.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
236	13	80.4%	0.27	0.02	0.44	45.00	17.35	19.80	16.90	—	—	19
0	1	25.0%	0.20	0.00	0.00	47.00	19.05	22.75	18.45	116.3%	—	4
0	1	90.7%	0.58	0.01	0.56	48.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	3	25.0%	4.05	0.00	0.00	50.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
212	2	92.6%	0.10	0.01	0.28	55.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

In-the-money callsIn-the-money puts. IV = implied volatility, OI = open interest (contracts). Each contract covers 100 shares. Quotes delayed at least 15 minutes.

Frequently asked questions

What is the BTU put/call ratio?

For the December 18, 2026 expiration, the BTU put/call ratio based on open interest is 3.25 (18,963 puts vs 5,830 calls), and 2.78 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is BTU's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for BTU options expiring December 18, 2026 is about 55.5%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Peabody Energy stock to move.

How many BTU option expiration dates are there?

BTU has 11 listed expiration dates, from Oct 16, 2026 to Jan 19, 2029.

What does "in the money" mean?

A call is in the money when the strike price is below the current share price; a put is in the money when the strike is above it. In-the-money contracts have intrinsic value and are shaded in the table.