Carpenter Technology (CRS) Options Chain

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385.81-1.29 (-0.33%)

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

Expiration date

Expiration: Dec 18, 2026
Days to expiration: 68
Share price: $385.81
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.78
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.71
ATM implied volatility: 48.3%
Expected move: ±$80.36
Open interest (C / P): 1.24K / 970

CRS options summary

The CRS options chain for the December 18, 2026 expiration lists 65 call and 57 put contracts, with 68 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 1,236 calls and 970 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.78, which is fairly balanced between calls and puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $390.00 strike is 48.3%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$80.36 (20.8%) in Carpenter Technology stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $580.00 call (87 contracts) and the $490.00 put (136 contracts).

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

CRS options chain · December 18, 2026

CRS 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
34	17	539.4%	354.20	327.30	335.90	145.00	0.00	2.15	1.10	114.6%	1	2
19	17	679.0%	305.79	349.20	357.30	150.00	0.00	0.00	1.65	50.0%	—	0
—	—	—	—	—	—	155.00	0.00	4.80	0.90	124.0%	1	13
0	27	—	215.59	0.00	0.00	160.00	0.00	0.00	2.15	50.0%	—	0
25	26	234.5%	188.78	246.10	249.50	165.00	0.00	4.70	1.10	115.9%	1	3
0	150	—	323.00	0.00	0.00	170.00	0.00	0.00	2.40	25.0%	1	0
1	1	558.9%	257.40	325.20	333.40	175.00	2.75	6.50	6.80	126.0%	2	2
—	—	—	—	—	—	180.00	0.00	0.00	2.52	25.0%	18	0
1	1	—	316.51	391.00	400.50	185.00	0.00	0.00	2.85	25.0%	13	0
0	1	—	306.95	0.00	0.00	190.00	0.00	4.50	0.84	97.8%	20	22
1	1	495.2%	264.23	306.80	314.50	195.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	1	84.0%	204.05	183.00	191.50	200.00	0.00	4.50	0.90	91.6%	1	3
2	1	896.7%	309.30	367.10	375.60	210.00	0.00	5.10	1.80	87.9%	1	3
5	3	345.6%	288.00	253.60	262.20	220.00	0.00	0.00	0.75	25.0%	10	0
1	1	76.2%	182.10	154.30	162.30	230.00	0.00	3.90	1.21	72.4%	2	4
1	1	312.9%	269.00	234.20	242.70	240.00	0.00	5.00	1.85	71.0%	1	11
2	1	306.1%	361.25	227.80	236.20	250.00	0.00	5.50	1.36	67.3%	19	36
2	1	68.5%	128.70	126.30	133.40	260.00	0.00	5.40	3.90	62.0%	1	5
9	1	65.9%	119.40	116.90	124.10	270.00	0.05	5.00	2.54	56.3%	1	26
2	1	63.0%	130.05	107.40	114.90	280.00	0.05	5.80	3.60	53.5%	1	14
1	1	61.1%	137.40	98.60	105.80	290.00	1.05	6.00	3.83	51.3%	15	31
33	1	60.0%	167.25	90.20	97.20	300.00	2.55	6.60	4.95	50.2%	15	33
0	1	—	182.00	0.00	0.00	310.00	3.70	8.40	6.37	55.9%	15	22
0	1	—	188.35	0.00	0.00	320.00	5.10	10.20	9.40	54.6%	2	51
13	1	214.7%	259.50	154.50	161.80	330.00	7.00	12.40	10.00	53.5%	1	8
61	1	53.6%	93.82	58.20	64.60	340.00	9.20	15.10	15.70	52.7%	3	76
11	1	53.1%	79.35	51.30	58.10	350.00	12.10	18.00	14.95	51.6%	1	51
6	1	51.3%	54.50	45.00	50.20	360.00	15.90	21.40	18.08	50.7%	1	34
49	3	50.7%	44.97	39.30	44.00	370.00	20.20	23.70	23.53	47.3%	3	5
46	12	50.9%	36.55	34.40	39.10	380.00	24.10	29.70	31.30	49.1%	44	67
CRS $385.81
4	3	50.3%	33.85	30.00	33.40	390.00	28.70	33.20	36.50	46.3%	4	8
25	12	52.1%	27.15	24.50	28.80	400.00	34.30	38.80	39.67	45.9%	2	70
20	1	51.8%	25.80	20.80	24.90	410.00	40.20	44.80	47.47	45.3%	1	16
18	1	52.3%	32.88	16.50	21.90	420.00	46.90	52.80	54.75	47.2%	22	9
54	51	52.1%	20.00	13.50	18.80	430.00	53.80	59.10	47.30	45.8%	1	23
26	12	50.4%	13.50	12.20	15.20	440.00	61.20	66.90	69.17	46.2%	12	23
23	1	52.6%	18.40	8.00	14.20	450.00	68.70	75.70	73.50	47.8%	1	21
25	1	53.4%	13.05	6.20	12.60	460.00	76.90	83.90	83.95	47.9%	10	26
21	4	53.5%	16.44	4.70	10.90	470.00	85.50	92.40	45.15	48.1%	—	3
38	4	51.1%	16.08	3.50	8.20	480.00	94.40	101.20	53.50	48.5%	59	58
22	2	53.8%	6.10	2.60	8.10	490.00	103.40	110.30	56.50	49.1%	1	136
54	1	53.0%	4.50	1.85	6.60	500.00	112.60	119.50	115.45	49.7%	5	10
12	4	53.9%	4.93	1.25	5.90	510.00	67.90	73.00	41.50	—	2	4
32	1	54.7%	3.90	0.45	5.30	520.00	0.00	0.00	57.51	—	20	0
14	1	56.5%	3.19	0.05	5.10	530.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
31	1	57.8%	5.00	0.05	4.80	540.00	151.00	158.00	144.57	54.6%	3	4
60	1	50.8%	5.32	0.05	4.60	550.00	160.60	167.90	150.10	56.4%	22	22
6	1	52.3%	3.41	0.05	4.40	560.00	170.40	178.40	102.20	60.2%	3	0
21	20	53.8%	2.00	0.00	4.30	570.00	0.00	0.00	86.31	—	2	0
87	1	55.4%	3.77	0.00	4.20	580.00	190.10	198.20	178.50	63.5%	22	0
49	102	58.3%	1.50	0.00	4.00	600.00	209.80	218.60	182.20	68.8%	1	0
79	1	61.0%	10.10	0.00	3.80	620.00	0.00	0.00	97.10	—	1	0
21	1	63.3%	1.36	0.00	3.50	640.00	165.20	171.00	113.90	—	2	3
76	1	65.6%	9.95	0.00	3.30	660.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
2	1	68.1%	4.11	0.00	3.20	680.00	201.60	208.80	128.50	—	—	5
16	1	70.5%	5.70	0.00	3.10	700.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
4	5	72.5%	1.77	0.00	2.95	720.00	240.10	246.90	169.00	—	—	5
13	4	74.8%	2.35	0.00	2.90	740.00	260.50	269.70	184.80	—	2	0
10	9	77.2%	1.90	0.00	2.90	760.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
34	16	79.4%	1.55	0.00	2.85	780.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
7	1	81.6%	0.68	0.00	2.85	800.00	318.00	326.10	221.10	—	—	1
0	2	25.0%	5.10	0.00	0.00	820.00	338.00	346.20	238.00	—	—	1
0	1	152.6%	20.80	17.20	26.00	840.00	358.00	366.10	255.20	—	—	0
5	1	98.9%	23.65	0.00	5.90	860.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	—	98.3%	10.00	0.00	5.00	880.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	5	25.0%	2.65	0.00	0.00	900.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
0	1	50.0%	4.90	0.00	0.00	920.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 CRS put/call ratio?

For the December 18, 2026 expiration, the CRS put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.78 (970 puts vs 1,236 calls), and 0.71 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is CRS's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for CRS options expiring December 18, 2026 is about 48.3%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Carpenter Technology stock to move.

How many CRS option expiration dates are there?

CRS has 5 listed expiration dates, from Oct 16, 2026 to Mar 19, 2027.

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.