Otis and Masco Draw 100% Calls as Masco's Cup and Handle Runs and Its Dark Pools Double, Trex Cools After the Selloff: Data for Building Contractors (GTA Terminal, Nov. 12, 2026)

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Elevators, plumbing fixtures and decking come from different trades, but they all depend on the same thing: buildings getting built and remodeled. GTA Terminal data from Global Traders Academy for the November 12 session shows Otis Worldwide and Masco drawing every dollar of options premium into calls, while Trex, after a big selloff earlier in the week, settled into a near-even split. Here is the detail and what it means for commercial and residential contractors.

Otis: 100% calls, dark-pool share rising

The Otis Worldwide dark pool check for November 12 on the GTA Wire shows 1,127,691 OTIS shares traded away from the public exchanges. That was 0.6 times the stock's 20-session average, but 41.2% of its volume, up from 32.4% on November 11.

In the latest scan, 100% of Otis options premium went into calls. The stock was in an uptrend, above both its 50-day and 200-day averages, 18% below its 52-week high, with an RSI of 57. There was no live pattern setup. Follow it on the Otis quote and flow page.

Masco: the cup and handle is underway

Masco, the maker of Delta faucets and Behr paint, had a bullish cup and handle on its daily chart according to the GTA Proprietary Pattern Model, with the move underway after a break at $78.11. Confidence: Level 2 of 5.

The GTA Wire's Masco off-exchange report shows why it stood out: 775,009 MAS shares traded in dark pools on November 12, more than double the 354,009 on November 11, at 0.9 times normal and 34.5% of volume. Options premium was 100% calls, so the chart and the flow pointed the same way. The guide to reading a cup and handle breakout explains the setup.

Trex: the selloff volume fades

Trex had its heavy day on November 10, when 2,024,664 shares traded off-exchange, 51.0% of volume. By November 12 that had eased to 722,747 shares, 0.7 times normal and 37.9% of volume. Options premium was close to balanced at 57% calls and 43% puts. The stock was in an uptrend, above both moving averages, 12% below its 52-week high, with an RSI of 55.

Reading the three together

All three stocks were in uptrends above their 50-day and 200-day averages on November 12, so none of them looked broken. What separated them was conviction. Otis and Masco both drew 100% of their options premium into calls, and Masco added a chart pattern and a jump in dark-pool shares on top. Trex, by contrast, was still working through the heavy selling of November 10, and its options money had no strong lean either way. For contractors, that pattern often matters more than any single number: when the suppliers on the commercial and remodel side look firm while an outdoor-products name is still unsettled, it hints at where project spending is holding up best.

What this means for contractors

Commercial work. All-call flow in Otis, whose business leans on new installations and long service contracts in offices, hospitals and apartment towers, points to investor confidence in commercial and multifamily construction. Mechanical and elevator subs may keep seeing steady bid activity.
Remodeling. A Masco breakout backed by doubled dark-pool volume suggests big money sees steady repair and remodel spending. Plumbers, painters and remodelers may find demand holding up.
Outdoor and deck builders. Trex's balanced flow after a big selloff says the jury is still out on outdoor living projects. Be careful about committing to large material buys on speculation.

A word of caution

A Level 2 of 5 pattern is a low-confidence setup, and a 100% call reading can come from a small number of trades. Treat all of this as a signal, not a guarantee. It is market data for context, not investment advice.

Keep reading

See our earlier look at Otis at 98% calls with quiet dark pools and Sherwin-Williams, Masco and Builders FirstSource on November 11. Building-products flow for every session is on the GTA Terminal.

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