950 calls and 1.11K puts traded on Nov 4, 2026, 2.06K contracts in total. Open interest was 62.06K contracts. Over the past 30 days, volume averaged 2.08K contracts per day. The NUE option volume chart shows volume by strike and expiration date.

Nucor IV rank is 13, so its 30-day implied volatility of 38.7% is near the bottom of its one-year range. Over the past year it ranged from 26.9% on Dec 22, 2025 to 121.2% on Jan 16, 2026. See the NUE implied volatility history for a longer view.

The Nucor put/call volume ratio was 1.16 on Nov 4, 2026, so puts outnumber calls. The put/call open interest ratio was 0.80. The NUE open interest chart shows calls and puts at each strike.

As of the Nov 4, 2026 close, max pain for Nucor options about one week from expiration was $260.34, 2.8% below the $267.89 close. The NUE max pain chart shows it for every expiration date.

Based on 7-day implied volatility of 39.3%, options price a move of about ±$14.59 (±5.4%) over the next week, a range of roughly $253.30 to $282.48 from the Nov 4, 2026 close. The NUE expected move chart shows it for every expiration date.