United States Stock Options

USO Etf  USD 82.52  0.42  0.51%   
United States' latest option contracts expiring on April 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.43 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.3 over 134 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more puts than calls on contracts expiring on April 17th 2025. The total put volume is at 145, with calls trading at the volume of 115. This yields a 1.26 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against April 17th 2025 Option Contracts

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

United States Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-04-17 Option Contracts

Max pain occurs when United States' market makers reach a net positive position across all United States' options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, United States' 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 United States

Analyzing United States' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in United States regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when United States' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money United States' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with United States' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Please note that buying 'in-the-money' options on United States lessens the impact of time decay, as they carry both intrinsic and time value. So, even if United States' 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 United States 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 United Etf moves the wrong way.

United States Oil In The Money Call Balance

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

United Current Options Market Mood

United States' 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 United Etf'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 United States' calls and puts, are not very successful. It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. United States' 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 United contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that United States Oil will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0269% per day over the life of the 2025-04-17 option contract. With United States trading at USD 82.52, that is roughly USD 0.0222. If you think that the market is fully incorporating United States' daily price movement you should consider buying United States Oil options at the current volatility level of 0.43%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing United States 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" United calls. Remember, the seller must deliver United States Oil stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

United States Option Chain

When United States' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against United States Oil 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.
United States' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on United. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for United. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a United States 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
USO250417C00038000138.043.6 - 46.6529.4In
Call
USO250417C00040000140.040.7 - 44.935.57In
Call
USO250417C000440001144.036.75 - 40.729.55In
Call
USO250417C000500002750.031.75 - 34.4530.72In
Call
USO250417C00051000151.030.05 - 33.8522.4In
Call
USO250417C00052000552.029.85 - 32.729.2In
Call
USO250417C000550004255.026.05 - 30.021.59In
Call
USO250417C000570004157.024.1 - 28.116.77In
Call
USO250417C000580001058.024.0 - 27.0516.8In
Call
USO250417C0006000010260.022.65 - 23.822.2In
Call
USO250417C00061000261.021.0 - 23.118.05In
Call
USO250417C00062000162.020.95 - 22.2521.15In
Call
USO250417C00063000263.019.25 - 22.2513.15In
Call
USO250417C000640002464.018.9 - 20.6519.8In
Call
USO250417C000650001865.017.2 - 19.717.85In
Call
USO250417C000660002566.017.0 - 18.517.94In
Call
USO250417C000670004867.015.55 - 17.3516.95In
Call
USO250417C000680004368.014.4 - 16.69.35In
Call
USO250417C000690006369.014.15 - 16.315.46In
Call
USO250417C0007000025270.013.95 - 14.6514.54In
Call
USO250417C0007100011771.013.15 - 13.812.75In
Call
USO250417C000720009972.012.3 - 13.012.91In
Call
USO250417C0007300013173.011.2 - 12.211.77In
Call
USO250417C0007400051974.010.75 - 11.4510.7In
Call
USO250417C0007500035975.010.0 - 10.659.9In
Call
USO250417C0007600014276.09.3 - 9.859.26In
Call
USO250417C00077000122077.08.55 - 9.38.77In
Call
USO250417C0007800022378.07.9 - 8.59.4In
Call
USO250417C0007900017779.07.25 - 8.97.45In
Call
USO250417C00080000182880.06.65 - 7.257.1In
Call
USO250417C0008100015381.06.05 - 6.66.4In
Call
USO250417C0008200034682.05.5 - 6.055.6In
Call
USO250417C000830006083.05.0 - 6.55.15Out
Call
USO250417C0008400016984.04.55 - 5.14.8Out
Call
USO250417C0008500027485.04.1 - 4.554.35Out
Call
USO250417C000860006786.03.75 - 4.054.35Out
Call
USO250417C000870006087.03.35 - 3.83.6Out
Call
USO250417C000880008588.02.67 - 3.452.8Out
Call
USO250417C000890002389.02.74 - 3.153.31Out
Call
USO250417C00090000212490.02.46 - 2.832.56Out
Call
USO250417C000910005391.02.21 - 2.952.4Out
Call
USO250417C000920006992.01.91 - 2.352.28Out
Call
USO250417C000930002393.01.49 - 2.221.77Out
Call
USO250417C0009400013194.01.59 - 2.032.14Out
Call
USO250417C0009500014995.01.4 - 1.741.5Out
Call
USO250417C000960008296.01.27 - 1.581.4Out
Call
USO250417C000970002497.01.15 - 1.421.56Out
Call
USO250417C000980003998.00.53 - 1.461.01Out
Call
USO250417C000990001799.00.85 - 1.181.1Out
Call
USO250417C001000001811100.00.85 - 1.030.86Out
Call
USO250417C00101000137101.00.73 - 1.021.1Out
Call
USO250417C0010200049102.00.68 - 1.11.71Out
Call
USO250417C00103000179103.00.46 - 1.020.93Out
Call
USO250417C00104000113104.00.5 - 0.910.67Out
Call
USO250417C00105000119105.00.2 - 0.680.7Out
Call
USO250417C0010600047106.00.31 - 0.630.52Out
Call
USO250417C00107000208107.00.17 - 0.590.54Out
Call
USO250417C001080003108.00.22 - 1.040.6Out
Call
USO250417C001090000109.00.36 - 0.520.36Out
Call
USO250417C0011000026110.00.32 - 0.490.44Out
Call
USO250417C001110000111.00.23 - 0.460.23Out
Call
USO250417C001120001112.00.14 - 0.660.3Out
Call
USO250417C001130000113.00.15 - 0.590.15Out
Call
USO250417C0011400013114.00.16 - 0.451.0Out
Call
USO250417C00115000743115.00.15 - 0.390.38Out
Call
USO250417C001200000120.00.01 - 0.520.28Out
Call
USO250417C001250000125.00.14 - 0.370.14Out
 Put
USO250417P0003500031235.00.0 - 0.30.07Out
 Put
USO250417P00038000238.00.0 - 0.510.37Out
 Put
USO250417P0004000024440.00.0 - 0.50.03Out
 Put
USO250417P000410001041.00.0 - 0.320.3Out
 Put
USO250417P00042000342.00.0 - 0.730.68Out
 Put
USO250417P00043000143.00.0 - 0.740.87Out
 Put
USO250417P00045000845.00.0 - 0.350.5Out
 Put
USO250417P0004600010146.00.0 - 0.360.14Out
 Put
USO250417P0004700091747.00.04 - 0.370.16Out
 Put
USO250417P0004800011848.00.03 - 0.380.17Out
 Put
USO250417P000490002549.00.0 - 0.40.24Out
 Put
USO250417P0005000029450.00.05 - 0.40.14Out
 Put
USO250417P000510001951.00.06 - 0.630.2Out
 Put
USO250417P000520002252.00.06 - 0.450.33Out
 Put
USO250417P00053000853.00.03 - 0.470.71Out
 Put
USO250417P00054000126054.00.08 - 0.490.36Out
 Put
USO250417P0005500024355.00.09 - 0.510.2Out
 Put
USO250417P000560003156.00.11 - 0.540.29Out
 Put
USO250417P000570001757.00.13 - 0.580.66Out
 Put
USO250417P000580001958.00.14 - 0.610.88Out
 Put
USO250417P000590003959.00.15 - 0.640.6Out
 Put
USO250417P0006000070660.00.2 - 0.850.35Out
 Put
USO250417P000610004861.00.33 - 0.680.5Out
 Put
USO250417P000620005362.00.37 - 0.710.51Out
 Put
USO250417P000630005163.00.42 - 1.00.61Out
 Put
USO250417P000640002564.00.46 - 0.840.52Out
 Put
USO250417P00065000186965.00.39 - 1.150.7Out
 Put
USO250417P00066000159966.00.28 - 0.970.69Out
 Put
USO250417P00067000104367.00.64 - 1.00.79Out
 Put
USO250417P0006800036368.00.7 - 1.170.75Out
 Put
USO250417P0006900016269.00.53 - 1.190.94Out
 Put
USO250417P0007000051670.01.1 - 1.461.12Out
 Put
USO250417P0007100060671.00.81 - 1.491.25Out
 Put
USO250417P00072000141272.01.16 - 1.611.35Out
 Put
USO250417P0007300031573.01.16 - 1.761.66Out
 Put
USO250417P0007400049674.01.36 - 2.181.9Out
 Put
USO250417P00075000173075.01.99 - 2.192.1Out
 Put
USO250417P000760009776.02.24 - 2.912.1Out
 Put
USO250417P0007700019377.02.52 - 3.22.8Out
 Put
USO250417P0007800032478.02.83 - 3.852.99Out
 Put
USO250417P0007900018679.03.2 - 3.653.2Out
 Put
USO250417P0008000047180.03.55 - 4.053.79Out
 Put
USO250417P0008100027181.03.95 - 5.04.15Out
 Put
USO250417P0008200010482.04.4 - 4.654.7Out
 Put
USO250417P000830009283.04.9 - 5.44.8In
 Put
USO250417P000840002484.05.4 - 5.95.57In
 Put
USO250417P0008500024385.05.95 - 6.26.0In
 Put
USO250417P00086000486.06.5 - 7.958.12In
 Put
USO250417P000880001688.07.6 - 8.58.55In
 Put
USO250417P00089000489.08.45 - 9.058.5In
 Put
USO250417P000900003290.09.05 - 9.89.2In
 Put
USO250417P00091000191.08.95 - 11.3518.6In
 Put
USO250417P00092000192.010.15 - 11.822.85In
 Put
USO250417P000950001095.012.6 - 13.8513.27In
 Put
USO250417P00096000196.013.4 - 15.4525.8In
 Put
USO250417P0010000010100.016.3 - 19.817.73In
 Put
USO250417P001070001107.022.85 - 25.7524.73In
 Put
USO250417P001080000108.023.65 - 27.6537.59In
 Put
USO250417P001090000109.024.65 - 28.624.65In
 Put
USO250417P001100000110.025.6 - 29.5525.6In
 Put
USO250417P001110000111.026.6 - 30.626.6In
 Put
USO250417P001120000112.027.6 - 31.627.6In
 Put
USO250417P001130000113.028.55 - 32.5528.55In
 Put
USO250417P001140000114.029.5 - 33.5529.5In
 Put
USO250417P001150000115.030.55 - 34.630.55In
 Put
USO250417P001200000120.035.5 - 39.4535.5In
 Put
USO250417P001250000125.041.15 - 43.741.15In

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The market value of United States Oil is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of United that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of United States' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is United States' 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 United States' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect United States' 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 United States' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if United States is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, United States' 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.