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OIHETF

VanEck Oil Services ETF
$376.591d -1.5%5d -2.6%settled close · 2026-10-15
Mkt cap $2.3B (10/15)β 0.5752w $360–454Shares 6.1MNYSE Arca since 2011
The Prime · put-selling

The Prime on OIH

OIH is not in The Prime’s put universe yet (845 names, 168 validated).

The reading on the option chain, today’s order at the bid and the ten-year one-lot history are member content — The Prime, $20/mo.
Premiumfair +0.88 at the last close · needs +0.88 to sell
Ordersell the 88-88 $888 put at $8.88 · collateral $88,800 · buy back at $4.44
Historyone lot, every tradeable session, bought back at half: +8.8% a year, 2016–2026, 88% won
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The tape, with the calls on it

Who said what, and what OIH did next

Every dot is a day someone on the record made a call. Hover one to see who. We are not scoring them — the point is that you can see it and judge for yourself.

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Who’s talkingIdea Scout · free

Who’s talking about OIH

3 longlatest 2026-05-19
DateVoiceStanceVenueThesis
2026-05-19George NobleFormer Fidelity & hedge fund managerBullishJulia La Roche ShowPermian growth has plateaued and North America can no longer supply 80% of global incremental oil, meaning a…
2025-04-02Larry McdonaldFounder, The Bear Traps ReportBullishWealthionOil services ETF captures stagflationary outperformance pattern where oil names rose 60% from 1968-81 while…
2023-09-29Ian ColeyBullishMeb FaberOil services stocks have already broken out to new highs and are leading a still range-bound XLE, indicating…
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The options tape

Notable options days

Sessions in the last 120 where OIH’s settled options volume ran ≥ 2× its trailing 20-session baseline, or delta-dollar flow ran ≥ 2.5× — 8 of 120 sessions qualified.

The qualifying dates are the free record. Close, flow, call/LEAPS mix and the 20-session outcome — for every session below — are Brief subscriber content.
DateCloseRVOL Δ$ flow ($M)Call % LEAPS %+20 sess.
2026-10-15
2026-09-02
2026-09-01
2026-08-31
2026-07-10
2026-06-24
2026-06-17
2026-06-08
+20 sess. = raw price change over the following 20 sessions — not market-adjusted; the tape tells you where to look, not what happens next.
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