Casella Waste Stock Options

CWST Stock  USD 111.49  0.31  0.28%   
Casella Waste's latest option contracts expiring on March 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.44 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.12 over 29 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on March 21st 2025.

Open Interest Against March 21st 2025 Option Contracts

Casella Waste option prices can potentially be used to forecast stock returns because most option chains provide information not only about the current prices but also about the future conditions in Casella Waste's lending market. For example, when Casella Waste's puts are not actively trading or completely missing in the marketplace, investors can use it to internalize expected shorting costs. So if an investor is writing a put option on Casella Waste, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting Casella Waste stock over its option's life.
The chart above shows Casella Waste'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. Casella Waste's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Casella Waste's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

Casella Waste Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-03-21 Option Contracts

Max pain occurs when Casella Waste's market makers reach a net positive position across all Casella Waste's options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Casella Waste'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 Casella Waste

Analyzing Casella Waste's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Casella Waste regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Casella Waste's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Casella Waste's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Casella Waste's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.

Casella Waste Systems In The Money Call Balance

When Casella Waste's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Casella Waste Systems stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Casella Waste's options that are 'In the Money' or 'Out of the Money', the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
While 'out-of-the-money' option contracts written on Casella Waste Systems are typically viewed as the more aggressive, there are potential upsides to purchasing these types of options contracts. For one, the cost to buy an 'Out of the Money' option is lower than the cost to buy an 'In the Money' option. This cost-benefit is due to the fact that at the time of the purchase, 'Out of the Money' contracts have no intrinsic value. So, while the potential for a 100% loss is more significant, the cost and risk to enter the trade are lower.

Casella Current Options Market Mood

Casella Waste'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 Casella 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

Unfortunately, most Casella Waste's options investors are not very successful. Casella Waste'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 Casella contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Casella Waste Systems will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0275% per day over the life of the 2025-03-21 option contract. With Casella Waste trading at USD 111.49, that is roughly USD 0.0307. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Casella Waste's daily price movement you should consider buying Casella Waste Systems options at the current volatility level of 0.44%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Casella Waste 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" Casella calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Casella Waste Systems stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Casella Waste Option Chain

When Casella Waste's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Casella Waste Systems 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.
Casella Waste's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Casella. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Casella. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Casella Waste 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
CWST250321C000900001090.021.7 - 25.020.41In
Call
CWST250321C00095000195.015.7 - 20.415.7In
Call
CWST250321C001000006100.011.4 - 16.011.1In
Call
CWST250321C001050006105.07.2 - 11.57.5In
Call
CWST250321C00110000250110.05.0 - 8.07.0In
Call
CWST250321C00115000512115.01.5 - 5.51.7Out
Call
CWST250321C0012000091120.00.65 - 4.93.2Out
Call
CWST250321C001250001125.00.15 - 4.61.8Out
Call
CWST250321C001300000130.00.0 - 2.02.0Out
Call
CWST250321C001350004135.00.0 - 2.71.35Out
Call
CWST250321C001400007140.00.0 - 2.750.32Out
Call
CWST250321C001450000145.00.0 - 2.752.75Out
Call
CWST250321C001500000150.00.0 - 2.752.75Out
Call
CWST250321C001550000155.00.0 - 4.44.4Out
Call
CWST250321C001600000160.00.0 - 2.752.75Out
 Put
CWST250321P00090000190.00.4 - 2.752.16Out
 Put
CWST250321P0010000050100.00.8 - 4.22.65Out
 Put
CWST250321P0010500050105.00.0 - 4.04.37Out
 Put
CWST250321P001100002110.02.45 - 5.44.6Out
 Put
CWST250321P001150000115.03.2 - 7.43.2In
 Put
CWST250321P001200000120.06.7 - 10.56.7In
 Put
CWST250321P001250000125.011.0 - 15.811.0In
 Put
CWST250321P001300000130.016.0 - 20.616.0In
 Put
CWST250321P001350000135.021.1 - 25.721.1In
 Put
CWST250321P001400000140.026.0 - 30.826.0In
 Put
CWST250321P001450000145.031.0 - 35.931.0In
 Put
CWST250321P001500000150.036.0 - 40.936.0In
 Put
CWST250321P001550000155.041.1 - 45.941.1In
 Put
CWST250321P001600000160.046.0 - 50.946.0In

Casella Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

1.23 Billion

At this time, Casella Waste's Total Stockholder Equity is comparatively stable compared to the past year.

Casella Waste Corporate Management

Joseph FuscoVP CommunicationsProfile
Jeffrey SteinSenior AffairsProfile
Michael VianiVice WasteProfile
Sean StevesSenior OperationsProfile
Kevin DrohanVP OfficerProfile

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