APA Stock Options

APA Stock  USD 23.42  0.04  0.17%   
APA's latest option contracts expiring on January 10th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.65 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 5.0 over 21 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on January 10th 2025.

Open Interest Against January 10th 2025 Option Contracts

The chart above shows APA's distribution of open interest by maturity on contracts that have not yet been settled. The area between the two highest points is the projection of the price at expiration. APA's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for APA's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

APA Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-01-10 Option Contracts

Max pain usually refers to a trading concept that asserts that market manipulation can cause the market price of particular securities such as APA close to expiration to expire worthless. So, Max pain occurs when market makers reach a net positive position across all options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, APA's option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on APA

Analyzing APA's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in APA regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when APA's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money APA's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with APA's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
APA's stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of APA Corporation common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell APA stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If APA's stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
At present, APA's Liabilities And Stockholders Equity is projected to decrease significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Stock Based Compensation is expected to grow to about 79.4 M, whereas Total Stockholder Equity is forecasted to decline to about 2.9 B.

APA Current Options Market Mood

APA's open interest and total value indicators provide investors with the necessary information to digest the overall options buildup for its expiring contracts. In addition, it helps APA Stock's traders understand whether a recent fall or rise in the market is unreasonable and if the time has come to take contrarian positions. These ratios are calculated based on options trading volumes and current open interest.

Put-to-Call Open Interest

Put-to-Call Volume

Most options investors, including buyers and sellers of APA's calls and puts, are not very successful. It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. APA's option open interest and volume spread between outstanding puts and calls are regarded by many investors as reliable indicators of the overall future market direction.

Rule 16 of the current APA contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that APA Corporation will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0406% per day over the life of the 2025-01-10 option contract. With APA trading at USD 23.42, that is roughly USD 0.009514. If you think that the market is fully incorporating APA's daily price movement you should consider buying APA Corporation options at the current volatility level of 0.65%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing APA options can give investors a meaningful hedge against losses and, therefore, could be used conservatively to decrease the volatility of your portfolio. However, many options could also amount to little more than gambling, significantly enhancing your overall portfolio risk. One simple example of these aggressive strategies is the sale of "uncovered" APA calls. Remember, the seller must deliver APA Corporation stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

APA Option Chain

When APA's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against APA Corporation stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying options that are ITM or OTM, the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
APA's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on APA. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for APA. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a APA against a given expiration period. The table below combines all the option information in the form of a chain but before you use it, remember that it entails significant risk and it is not for everyone.
Open IntStrike PriceCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
APA250110C00015000015.07.0 - 10.07.0In
Call
APA250110C00017000017.04.6 - 8.04.6In
Call
APA250110C00017500017.54.6 - 6.64.6In
Call
APA250110C00018000018.03.45 - 6.053.45In
Call
APA250110C00018500018.53.2 - 5.553.2In
Call
APA250110C00019000019.03.65 - 5.43.65In
Call
APA250110C00019500019.52.9 - 4.42.9In
Call
APA250110C00020000120.01.51 - 4.153.06In
Call
APA250110C00020500020.52.22 - 3.72.22In
Call
APA250110C00021000021.01.72 - 2.651.72In
 Put
APA250110P00015000015.00.0 - 1.651.65Out
 Put
APA250110P00017000017.00.0 - 1.611.61Out
 Put
APA250110P00017500017.50.0 - 1.161.16Out
 Put
APA250110P00018000018.00.0 - 1.241.24Out
 Put
APA250110P00018500018.50.0 - 0.140.14Out
 Put
APA250110P00019000019.00.0 - 0.170.17Out
 Put
APA250110P00019500019.50.14 - 0.230.14Out
 Put
APA250110P00020000020.00.0 - 0.270.27Out
 Put
APA250110P00020500020.50.26 - 0.350.26Out
 Put
APA250110P00021000021.00.39 - 0.560.39Out
 Put
APA250110P00022500522.50.75 - 1.231.1Out

APA Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

2.9 Billion

At present, APA's Total Stockholder Equity is projected to decrease significantly based on the last few years of reporting.

APA Corporate Directors

Amy NelsonIndependent DirectorProfile
Daniel RabunIndependent DirectorProfile
Juliet EllisIndependent DirectorProfile
Chansoo JoungIndependent DirectorProfile
When determining whether APA Corporation offers a strong return on investment in its stock, a comprehensive analysis is essential. The process typically begins with a thorough review of APA's financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, to assess its financial health. Key financial ratios are used to gauge profitability, efficiency, and growth potential of Apa Corporation Stock. Outlined below are crucial reports that will aid in making a well-informed decision on Apa Corporation Stock:
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Is Oil & Gas Exploration & Production space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of APA. If investors know APA will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about APA listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.186
Dividend Share
1
Earnings Share
7.04
Revenue Per Share
26.553
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.104
The market value of APA Corporation is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of APA that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of APA's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is APA's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because APA's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect APA's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between APA's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if APA is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, APA's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.