Diamondback Energy Stock Options

FANG Stock  USD 158.96  3.37  2.17%   
Diamondback Energy's latest option contracts expiring on April 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.38 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.47 over 37 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on April 17th 2025. The total put volume is at 106, with calls trading at the volume of 555. This yields a 0.19 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against April 17th 2025 Option Contracts

The chart above shows Diamondback Energy'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. Diamondback Energy's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Diamondback Energy's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

Diamondback Energy Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-04-17 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 Diamondback Energy 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, Diamondback Energy'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 Diamondback Energy

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

Diamondback Energy In The Money Call Balance

When Diamondback Energy's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Diamondback Energy stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Diamondback Energy'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 Diamondback Energy 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.

Diamondback Current Options Market Mood

Diamondback Energy'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 Diamondback 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 Diamondback Energy's options investors are not very successful. Diamondback Energy'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 Diamondback contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Diamondback Energy will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0238% per day over the life of the 2025-04-17 option contract. With Diamondback Energy trading at USD 158.96, that is roughly USD 0.0378. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Diamondback Energy's daily price movement you should consider buying Diamondback Energy options at the current volatility level of 0.38%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Diamondback Energy 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" Diamondback calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Diamondback Energy stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Diamondback Energy Option Chain

When Diamondback Energy's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Diamondback Energy 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.
Diamondback Energy's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Diamondback. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Diamondback. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Diamondback Energy 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
FANG250417C001250002125.032.9 - 35.334.46In
Call
FANG250417C001400001140.020.0 - 20.820.4In
Call
FANG250417C001450001145.015.9 - 16.611.7In
Call
FANG250417C001500006150.012.3 - 12.79.4In
Call
FANG250417C0015500090155.09.1 - 9.59.3In
Call
FANG250417C00160000156160.04.6 - 6.86.65Out
Call
FANG250417C00165000161165.04.4 - 4.74.55Out
Call
FANG250417C0017000069170.02.8 - 3.13.01Out
Call
FANG250417C0017500068175.01.8 - 2.051.98Out
Call
FANG250417C0018000064180.01.15 - 1.41.18Out
Call
FANG250417C001850005185.00.7 - 0.950.79Out
Call
FANG250417C0019000013190.00.35 - 0.60.3Out
Call
FANG250417C001950000195.00.1 - 0.70.1Out
Call
FANG250417C002000000200.00.0 - 0.60.6Out
Call
FANG250417C002100000210.00.0 - 0.70.7Out
Call
FANG250417C002200000220.00.0 - 0.60.6Out
Call
FANG250417C002300000230.00.0 - 0.950.95Out
 Put
FANG250417P001200002120.00.05 - 0.550.12Out
 Put
FANG250417P001250002125.00.2 - 0.60.45Out
 Put
FANG250417P0013000046130.00.45 - 0.60.53Out
 Put
FANG250417P0013500011135.00.8 - 0.951.07Out
 Put
FANG250417P0014000015140.01.3 - 1.51.58Out
 Put
FANG250417P001450008145.02.15 - 2.352.3Out
 Put
FANG250417P0015000057150.03.4 - 3.63.61Out
 Put
FANG250417P00155000100155.05.2 - 5.45.35Out
 Put
FANG250417P0016000055160.07.5 - 7.810.64In
 Put
FANG250417P001650001165.010.4 - 12.712.0In
 Put
FANG250417P001700001170.013.7 - 14.315.4In
 Put
FANG250417P001750000175.017.8 - 18.517.8In
 Put
FANG250417P001800000180.021.7 - 23.621.7In
 Put
FANG250417P001850000185.025.8 - 28.525.8In
 Put
FANG250417P001900000190.031.0 - 33.331.0In
 Put
FANG250417P001950000195.035.6 - 38.335.6In
 Put
FANG250417P002000000200.041.0 - 43.241.0In
 Put
FANG250417P002100000210.050.6 - 53.250.6In
 Put
FANG250417P002200000220.060.6 - 63.260.6In
 Put
FANG250417P002300000230.070.5 - 73.270.5In

Diamondback Energy Market Cap Over Time

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Diamondback Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

39.62 Billion

At this time, Diamondback Energy's Total Stockholder Equity is most likely to increase significantly in the upcoming years.
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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 Diamondback Energy. If investors know Diamondback 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 Diamondback Energy 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
(0.31)
Dividend Share
6.21
Earnings Share
15.53
Revenue Per Share
49.456
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.661
The market value of Diamondback Energy is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Diamondback that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Diamondback Energy's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Diamondback Energy'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 Diamondback Energy's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Diamondback Energy'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 Diamondback Energy's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Diamondback Energy is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Diamondback Energy'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.