First Watch Stock Options
| FWRG Stock | USD 17.03 0.69 4.22% |
First Watch's latest option contracts expiring on May 16th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.92 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.89 over 20 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying slightly more calls than puts on contracts expiring on May 16th 2025.
Open Interest Against May 16th 2025 Option Contracts
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The chart above shows First Watch'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. First Watch's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for First Watch's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
First Watch Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-05-16 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 First Watch 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, First Watch'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 First Watch
Analyzing First Watch's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in First Watch regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when First Watch's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money First Watch's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with First Watch's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
First Watch Restaurant In The Money Call Balance
When First Watch's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against First Watch Restaurant stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying First Watch'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 First Watch Restaurant 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.
First Current Options Market Mood
First Watch'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 First 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 First Watch's options investors are not very successful. First Watch'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 First contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that First Watch Restaurant will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0575% per day over the life of the 2025-05-16 option contract. With First Watch trading at USD 17.03, that is roughly USD 0.009792. If you think that the market is fully incorporating First Watch's daily price movement you should consider buying First Watch Restaurant options at the current volatility level of 0.92%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing First Watch 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" First calls. Remember, the seller must deliver First Watch Restaurant stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
First Watch Option Chain
When First Watch's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against First Watch Restaurant 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.
First Watch's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on First. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for First. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a First Watch 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 Int | Strike Price | Current Spread | Last Price | |||
Call | FWRG250516C00035000 | 1 | 35.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.55 | Out |
Call | FWRG250516C00030000 | 3 | 30.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.3 | Out |
Call | FWRG250516C00025000 | 10 | 25.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.06 | Out |
Call | FWRG250516C00022500 | 28 | 22.5 | 0.0 - 0.35 | 0.05 | Out |
Call | FWRG250516C00020000 | 33 | 20.0 | 0.2 - 0.3 | 0.3 | Out |
Call | FWRG250516C00017500 | 41 | 17.5 | 0.0 - 1.75 | 0.8 | Out |
Call | FWRG250516C00015000 | 44 | 15.0 | 2.2 - 2.4 | 2.24 | In |
Call | FWRG250516C00012500 | 7 | 12.5 | 4.1 - 4.4 | 3.5 | In |
Call | FWRG250516C00010000 | 9 | 10.0 | 6.0 - 7.9 | 12.8 | In |
Call | FWRG250516C00007500 | 1 | 7.5 | 8.5 - 10.6 | 13.0 | In |
Put | FWRG250516P00007500 | 5 | 7.5 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.15 | Out |
Put | FWRG250516P00010000 | 1 | 10.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.3 | Out |
Put | FWRG250516P00012500 | 14 | 12.5 | 0.1 - 0.45 | 0.15 | Out |
Put | FWRG250516P00015000 | 65 | 15.0 | 0.5 - 1.25 | 0.74 | Out |
Put | FWRG250516P00017500 | 10 | 17.5 | 1.7 - 2.25 | 2.2 | In |
Put | FWRG250516P00020000 | 62 | 20.0 | 3.7 - 4.0 | 3.6 | In |
Put | FWRG250516P00022500 | 1 | 22.5 | 5.9 - 6.6 | 6.4 | In |
Put | FWRG250516P00025000 | 0 | 25.0 | 8.2 - 9.1 | 8.2 | In |
Put | FWRG250516P00030000 | 0 | 30.0 | 13.3 - 14.1 | 13.3 | In |
Put | FWRG250516P00035000 | 0 | 35.0 | 18.4 - 19.1 | 18.4 | In |
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First Watch Corporate Management
| Jay Wolszczak | General Officer | Profile | |
| Jody Gale | Senior Legal | Profile | |
| Henry III | CFO Treasurer | Profile | |
| Shane Schaibly | Senior Inc | Profile | |
| Calum Middleton | Inc Restaurants | Profile | |
| Steven CFA | Vice Relations | Profile |
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Is Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 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 First Watch. If investors know First 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 First Watch 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 (0.75) | Earnings Share 0.3 | Revenue Per Share | Quarterly Revenue Growth 0.076 | Return On Assets |
The market value of First Watch Restaurant is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of First that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of First Watch's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is First Watch'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 First Watch's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect First Watch'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 First Watch's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if First Watch is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, First Watch'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.