Universal Stainless Stock Options
| USAP Stock | USD 44.45 0.08 0.18% |
Universal Stainless' latest option contracts expiring on April 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.54 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.1 over 21 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on April 17th 2025. The total put volume is at 10.0, with calls trading at the volume of 3.0. This yields a 3.33 put-to-call volume ratio.
Open Interest Against April 17th 2025 Option Contracts
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The chart above shows Universal Stainless' 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. Universal Stainless' open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Universal Stainless' option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Universal Stainless
Analyzing Universal Stainless' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Universal Stainless regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Universal Stainless' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Universal Stainless' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Universal Stainless' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Universal Stainless Alloy In The Money Call Balance
When Universal Stainless' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Universal Stainless Alloy stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Universal Stainless' 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 Universal Stainless Alloy 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.
Universal Current Options Market Mood
Universal Stainless' 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 Universal 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 Universal Stainless' options investors are not very successful. Universal Stainless' 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 Universal contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Universal Stainless Alloy will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0338% per day over the life of the 2025-04-17 option contract. With Universal Stainless trading at USD 44.45, that is roughly USD 0.015. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Universal Stainless' daily price movement you should consider buying Universal Stainless Alloy options at the current volatility level of 0.54%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing Universal Stainless 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" Universal calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Universal Stainless Alloy stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
Universal Stainless Option Chain
When Universal Stainless' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Universal Stainless Alloy 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.
Universal Stainless' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Universal. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Universal. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Universal Stainless 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 | USAP250417C00020000 | 0 | 20.0 | 22.5 - 27.0 | 22.5 | In |
Call | USAP250417C00022500 | 1 | 22.5 | 20.0 - 25.0 | 19.8 | In |
Call | USAP250417C00025000 | 5 | 25.0 | 17.5 - 22.5 | 19.5 | In |
Call | USAP250417C00030000 | 29 | 30.0 | 14.1 - 17.5 | 14.0 | In |
Call | USAP250417C00035000 | 88 | 35.0 | 9.4 - 10.0 | 10.0 | In |
Call | USAP250417C00040000 | 980 | 40.0 | 4.9 - 5.1 | 4.5 | In |
Call | USAP250417C00045000 | 1918 | 45.0 | 0.05 - 0.1 | 0.1 | Out |
Call | USAP250417C00050000 | 339 | 50.0 | 0.05 - 5.0 | 0.1 | Out |
Call | USAP250417C00055000 | 0 | 55.0 | 0.0 - 4.9 | 4.9 | |
Call | USAP250417C00060000 | 3 | 60.0 | 0.0 - 0.45 | 0.2 | Out |
Put | USAP250417P00017500 | 1 | 17.5 | 0.0 - 0.1 | 0.06 | Out |
Put | USAP250417P00020000 | 4 | 20.0 | 0.0 - 0.05 | 0.05 | Out |
Put | USAP250417P00022500 | 26 | 22.5 | 0.0 - 0.1 | 0.05 | Out |
Put | USAP250417P00025000 | 31 | 25.0 | 0.0 - 0.05 | 0.05 | Out |
Put | USAP250417P00030000 | 70 | 30.0 | 0.0 - 0.1 | 0.1 | Out |
Put | USAP250417P00035000 | 119 | 35.0 | 0.0 - 5.0 | 0.1 | Out |
Put | USAP250417P00040000 | 25 | 40.0 | 0.0 - 0.4 | 0.55 | Out |
Put | USAP250417P00045000 | 54 | 45.0 | 0.1 - 0.6 | 0.47 | In |
Put | USAP250417P00050000 | 0 | 50.0 | 3.1 - 7.9 | 3.1 | In |
Put | USAP250417P00055000 | 0 | 55.0 | 8.0 - 13.0 | 8.0 | In |
Put | USAP250417P00060000 | 0 | 60.0 | 13.0 - 18.0 | 13.0 | In |
Universal Stainless Market Cap Over Time
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Universal Stainless Corporate Management
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