Novocure Stock Options

NVCR Stock  USD 20.04  0.35  1.78%   
Novocure's latest option contracts expiring on 2024-12-20 are carrying combined implied volatility of 1.57 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.19 over 17 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on 2024-12-20. The total put volume is at 62.0, with calls trading at the volume of 62.0. This yields a 0.05 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against 2024-12-20 Option Contracts

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

Novocure Maximum Pain Price across 2024-12-20 Option Contracts

Max pain occurs when Novocure's market makers reach a net positive position across all Novocure's options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Novocure's option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.
Novocure's option chain provides insight into all available option contracts written on Novocure's stock. Investors can see outstanding put and call contracts with pricing information and greeks for a given expiration period. In addition, each of Novocure's stock options below provides a detailed picture of the payoff. Comparing vital and dynamic information of various option contracts across diverse expiration periods will help you make an educated decision on your market timing strategies around investing in a given Novocure option contract.

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

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

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

Novocure Current Options Market Mood

Novocure'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 Novocure 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 Novocure's options investors are not very successful. Novocure'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 Novocure contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Novocure will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0981% per day over the life of the 2024-12-20 option contract. With Novocure trading at USD 20.04, that is roughly USD 0.0197. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Novocure's daily price movement you should consider buying Novocure options at the current volatility level of 1.57%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Novocure 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" Novocure calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Novocure stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Novocure Option Chain

When Novocure's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Novocure 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.
Novocure's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Novocure. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Novocure. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Novocure 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 IntExpirationCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
NVCR Option Call 20-12-2024 10112024-12-208.6 - 11.98.96In
Call
NVCR Option Call 20-12-2024 12142024-12-205.9 - 8.47.1In
Call
NVCR Option Call 20-12-2024 154182024-12-204.9 - 5.25.1In
Call
NVCR Option Call 20-12-2024 1702024-12-203.0 - 5.02.95In
Call
NVCR Option Call 20-12-2024 2011842024-12-201.65 - 1.91.82In
Call
NVCR Option Call 20-12-2024 2202024-12-201.0 - 1.11.09Out
Call
NVCR Option Call 20-12-2024 2518762024-12-200.65 - 0.80.65Out
Call
NVCR Option Call 20-12-2024 3002024-12-200.2 - 0.30.25Out
Call
NVCR Option Call 20-12-2024 3502024-12-200.0 - 0.250.1Out
 Put
NVCR Option Put 20-12-2024 752024-12-200.0 - 1.00.13Out
 Put
NVCR Option Put 20-12-2024 10212024-12-200.0 - 1.30.1Out
 Put
NVCR Option Put 20-12-2024 122962024-12-200.1 - 0.150.09Out
 Put
NVCR Option Put 20-12-2024 1502024-12-200.25 - 0.30.26Out
 Put
NVCR Option Put 20-12-2024 172112024-12-200.55 - 0.80.75Out
 Put
NVCR Option Put 20-12-2024 201222024-12-201.1 - 2.71.69Out
 Put
NVCR Option Put 20-12-2024 2202024-12-203.3 - 3.54.08In
 Put
NVCR Option Put 20-12-2024 3052024-12-2012.0 - 14.410.0In

Novocure Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Novocure Market Cap Over Time

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Novocure Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

279.71 Million

At this time, Novocure's Total Stockholder Equity is relatively stable compared to the past year.

Novocure Corporate Management

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