Macys Stock Options Expiring on 21st of February

M Stock  USD 14.60  0.22  1.53%   
Macys' latest option contracts expiring on February 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.9 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.25 over 48 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more puts than calls on contracts expiring on February 21st 2025. The total put volume is at 2.6 K, with calls trading at the volume of 836. This yields a 3.14 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against February 21st 2025 Option Contracts

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

Macys Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-02-21 Option Contracts

Max pain occurs when Macys' market makers reach a net positive position across all Macys' options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Macys' option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.
Please note that buying 'in-the-money' options on Macys lessens the impact of time decay, as they carry both intrinsic and time value. So, even if Macys' value remains static through the expiration date, the investor can sell to close an 'in-the-money' option to avoid a potential loss. However, in-the-money Macys contracts are usually more expensive to enter than their out-of-the-money counterparts. So keep in mind that while the payoffs on an in-the-money trade can be high, the investors could ultimately experience a more consequential loss if Macys Stock moves the wrong way.

Macys Inc In The Money Call Balance

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

Macys Current Options Market Mood

Macys' 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 Macys 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 Macys' options investors are not very successful. Macys' 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 Macys contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Macys Inc will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0563% per day over the life of the 2025-02-21 option contract. With Macys trading at USD 14.6, that is roughly USD 0.008213. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Macys' daily price movement you should consider buying Macys Inc options at the current volatility level of 0.9%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  

Macys Option Chain

When Macys' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Macys Inc 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.
Macys' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Macys. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Macys. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Macys 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
M250221C0000500015.07.7 - 11.09.75In
Call
M250221C000100008110.03.8 - 5.44.55In
Call
M250221C000110001111.03.6 - 4.63.05In
Call
M250221C0001200053512.02.35 - 2.91.31In
Call
M250221C00014000110214.00.93 - 1.00.98In
Call
M250221C00013500213.51.19 - 2.11.12In
Call
M250221C00013000109313.01.22 - 1.921.77In
Call
M250221C00016000541316.00.14 - 0.160.16Out
Call
M250221C000155005815.50.26 - 0.290.27Out
Call
M250221C00015000384315.00.43 - 0.450.44Out
Call
M250221C000145004414.50.49 - 0.840.69In
Call
M250221C00018000231118.00.02 - 0.040.03Out
Call
M250221C00017500117.50.0 - 0.050.05Out
Call
M250221C00017000973017.00.05 - 0.060.06Out
Call
M250221C00020000614520.00.0 - 0.050.05Out
Call
M250221C00019500019.50.0 - 0.110.11Out
Call
M250221C00019000244219.00.0 - 0.060.05Out
Call
M250221C0002100041221.00.0 - 0.110.02Out
Call
M250221C00022000109922.00.0 - 0.110.02Out
Call
M250221C0002300018423.00.0 - 0.30.01Out
Call
M250221C00024000624.00.0 - 0.10.03Out
Call
M250221C0002500021725.00.0 - 0.030.01Out
Call
M250221C000260008426.00.0 - 0.10.14Out
Call
M250221C0003000016830.00.0 - 0.030.08Out
Call
M250221C000350006735.00.0 - 0.050.04Out
 Put
M250221P0000500075.00.0 - 0.10.04Out
 Put
M250221P0001000018810.00.01 - 0.110.01Out
 Put
M250221P0001100096011.00.0 - 0.060.05Out
 Put
M250221P000130001154813.00.09 - 0.110.1Out
 Put
M250221P000125002112.50.04 - 0.070.06Out
 Put
M250221P00012000221312.00.0 - 0.080.05Out
 Put
M250221P000150001122815.00.75 - 0.960.84In
 Put
M250221P0001450023614.50.49 - 0.680.52Out
 Put
M250221P00014000996014.00.31 - 0.450.33Out
 Put
M250221P000135002313.50.15 - 0.90.18Out
 Put
M250221P00016000280816.01.24 - 2.031.5In
 Put
M250221P00017000398517.02.2 - 2.582.64In
 Put
M250221P0001800065318.02.87 - 4.33.55In
 Put
M250221P00020000820.03.9 - 5.656.0In
 Put
M250221P00019500019.53.4 - 6.33.4In
 Put
M250221P00021000821.05.2 - 6.655.25In
 Put
M250221P00022000122.06.05 - 8.16.25In
 Put
M250221P00023000223.06.95 - 9.256.9In
 Put
M250221P00024000124.08.0 - 10.97.0In
 Put
M250221P00025000025.09.6 - 11.67.75In
 Put
M250221P00026000026.09.95 - 12.458.35In
 Put
M250221P00030000030.013.9 - 16.8514.8In
 Put
M250221P00035000035.019.0 - 21.918.05In

Macys Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Macys Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

6.16 Billion

At this time, Macys' Total Stockholder Equity is very stable compared to the past year.

Macys Corporate Directors

Marna WhittingtonLead Independent DirectorProfile
Joyce RocheIndependent DirectorProfile
Francis BlakeIndependent DirectorProfile
William LenehanIndependent DirectorProfile
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Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.61)
Earnings Share
0.61
Revenue Per Share
85.208
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0.04)
Return On Assets
0.0511
The market value of Macys Inc is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Macys that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Macys' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Macys' 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 Macys' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Macys' 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 Macys' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Macys is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Macys' 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.