Sensata Technologies Stock Options
| ST Stock | USD 28.42 0.14 0.50% |
Sensata Technologies' latest option contracts expiring on March 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.71 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.37 over 27 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on March 21st 2025. The total put volume is at 2.0, with calls trading at the volume of 31.0. This yields a 0.06 put-to-call volume ratio.
Open Interest Against March 21st 2025 Option Contracts
Sensata Technologies 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 Sensata Technologies' lending market. For example, when Sensata Technologies' 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 Sensata Technologies, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting Sensata Technologies stock over its option's life.
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The chart above shows Sensata Technologies' 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. Sensata Technologies' open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Sensata Technologies' option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
Sensata Technologies Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-03-21 Option Contracts
Max pain occurs when Sensata Technologies' market makers reach a net positive position across all Sensata Technologies' options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Sensata Technologies' 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 Sensata Technologies
Analyzing Sensata Technologies' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Sensata Technologies regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Sensata Technologies' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Sensata Technologies' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Sensata Technologies' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Sensata Technologies In The Money Call Balance
When Sensata Technologies' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Sensata Technologies Holding stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Sensata Technologies' 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 Sensata Technologies Holding 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.
Sensata Current Options Market Mood
Sensata Technologies' 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 Sensata 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
Most options investors, including buyers and sellers of Sensata Technologies' calls and puts, are not very successful. It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. Sensata Technologies' 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 Sensata contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Sensata Technologies Holding will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0444% per day over the life of the 2025-03-21 option contract. With Sensata Technologies trading at USD 28.42, that is roughly USD 0.0126. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Sensata Technologies' daily price movement you should consider buying Sensata Technologies Holding options at the current volatility level of 0.71%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing Sensata Technologies 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" Sensata calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Sensata Technologies Holding stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
Sensata Technologies Option Chain
When Sensata Technologies' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Sensata Technologies Holding 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.
Sensata Technologies' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Sensata. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Sensata. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Sensata Technologies 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 | ST250321C00020000 | 1 | 20.0 | 8.1 - 8.9 | 10.5 | In |
Call | ST250321C00027500 | 17 | 27.5 | 0.9 - 2.3 | 2.15 | In |
Call | ST250321C00030000 | 3198 | 30.0 | 0.35 - 1.1 | 1.1 | Out |
Call | ST250321C00032500 | 482 | 32.5 | 0.35 - 0.5 | 0.35 | Out |
Call | ST250321C00035000 | 210 | 35.0 | 0.1 - 0.3 | 0.13 | Out |
Call | ST250321C00037500 | 552 | 37.5 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.1 | Out |
Call | ST250321C00040000 | 93 | 40.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | Out |
Call | ST250321C00042500 | 27 | 42.5 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.19 | Out |
Call | ST250321C00045000 | 41 | 45.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.15 | Out |
Call | ST250321C00047500 | 7 | 47.5 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.01 | Out |
Call | ST250321C00050000 | 1 | 50.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.25 | Out |
Call | ST250321C00055000 | 0 | 55.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Call | ST250321C00060000 | 0 | 60.0 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.75 | |
Put | ST250321P00022500 | 5 | 22.5 | 0.05 - 0.3 | 0.35 | Out |
Put | ST250321P00025000 | 35 | 25.0 | 0.35 - 0.6 | 0.5 | Out |
Put | ST250321P00027500 | 631 | 27.5 | 1.05 - 1.25 | 1.15 | Out |
Put | ST250321P00030000 | 146 | 30.0 | 1.0 - 3.1 | 3.08 | In |
Put | ST250321P00032500 | 450 | 32.5 | 4.1 - 4.6 | 3.9 | In |
Put | ST250321P00035000 | 366 | 35.0 | 6.3 - 7.0 | 7.75 | In |
Put | ST250321P00037500 | 62 | 37.5 | 7.9 - 9.5 | 4.4 | In |
Put | ST250321P00040000 | 2 | 40.0 | 10.4 - 12.6 | 13.55 | In |
Put | ST250321P00042500 | 0 | 42.5 | 13.1 - 15.2 | 13.1 | In |
Put | ST250321P00045000 | 2 | 45.0 | 15.2 - 18.3 | 10.0 | In |
Put | ST250321P00047500 | 0 | 47.5 | 17.4 - 20.5 | 17.4 | In |
Put | ST250321P00050000 | 0 | 50.0 | 19.6 - 23.4 | 11.4 | In |
Put | ST250321P00055000 | 0 | 55.0 | 24.1 - 28.6 | 24.1 | In |
Put | ST250321P00060000 | 0 | 60.0 | 29.0 - 33.9 | 29.0 | In |
Sensata Technologies Market Cap Over Time
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Sensata Technologies Corporate Directors
| Constance Skidmore | Member of the Board of Directors | Profile | |
| Steven Sonnenberg | Independent Director | Profile | |
| James Heppelmann | Non-Executive Independent Director | Profile | |
| Charles Peffer | Independent Director | Profile |
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