Universal Technical Stock Options
| UTI Stock | USD 27.98 1.66 6.31% |
Universal Technical's latest option contracts expiring on April 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.84 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.5 over 22 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on April 17th 2025.
Open Interest Against April 17th 2025 Option Contracts
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The chart above shows Universal Technical'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. Universal Technical's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Universal Technical's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
Universal Technical Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-04-17 Option Contracts
Universal Technical's max pain occurs when market makers reach a net positive position across all options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, 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 Universal Technical
Analyzing Universal Technical's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Universal Technical regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Universal Technical's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Universal Technical's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Universal Technical's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Universal Technical In The Money Call Balance
When Universal Technical's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Universal Technical Institute stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Universal Technical'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 Universal Technical Institute 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 Technical'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 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 Technical's options investors are not very successful. Universal Technical'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 Universal contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Universal Technical Institute will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0525% per day over the life of the 2025-04-17 option contract. With Universal Technical trading at USD 27.98, that is roughly USD 0.0147. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Universal Technical's daily price movement you should consider buying Universal Technical Institute options at the current volatility level of 0.84%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing Universal Technical 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 Technical Institute stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
Universal Technical Option Chain
When Universal Technical's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Universal Technical Institute 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 Technical's 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 Technical 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 | UTI250417C00040000 | 0 | 40.0 | 0.0 - 0.25 | 0.25 | |
Call | UTI250417C00035000 | 52 | 35.0 | 0.0 - 0.25 | 0.35 | Out |
Call | UTI250417C00032500 | 103 | 32.5 | 0.0 - 0.2 | 0.17 | Out |
Call | UTI250417C00030000 | 70 | 30.0 | 0.2 - 0.35 | 0.3 | Out |
Call | UTI250417C00027500 | 52 | 27.5 | 0.75 - 1.0 | 1.13 | Out |
Call | UTI250417C00025000 | 25 | 25.0 | 2.0 - 2.35 | 4.4 | In |
Call | UTI250417C00022500 | 21 | 22.5 | 4.0 - 4.3 | 4.2 | In |
Call | UTI250417C00020000 | 2 | 20.0 | 6.3 - 8.1 | 2.3 | In |
Call | UTI250417C00017500 | 0 | 17.5 | 7.6 - 10.3 | 7.6 | In |
Call | UTI250417C00015000 | 20 | 15.0 | 10.6 - 11.9 | 11.0 | In |
Call | UTI250417C00012500 | 2 | 12.5 | 13.5 - 15.7 | 12.6 | In |
Put | UTI250417P00040000 | 0 | 40.0 | 13.3 - 15.6 | 13.3 | In |
Put | UTI250417P00035000 | 0 | 35.0 | 8.3 - 8.9 | 8.3 | In |
Put | UTI250417P00032500 | 0 | 32.5 | 5.9 - 6.5 | 5.9 | In |
Put | UTI250417P00030000 | 0 | 30.0 | 3.6 - 4.3 | 3.6 | In |
Put | UTI250417P00027500 | 6 | 27.5 | 1.85 - 2.2 | 1.79 | In |
Put | UTI250417P00025000 | 136 | 25.0 | 0.8 - 1.0 | 0.8 | Out |
Put | UTI250417P00022500 | 15 | 22.5 | 0.2 - 0.4 | 0.4 | Out |
Put | UTI250417P00020000 | 3 | 20.0 | 0.05 - 0.25 | 0.2 | Out |
Put | UTI250417P00017500 | 1 | 17.5 | 0.0 - 0.25 | 0.1 | Out |
Put | UTI250417P00015000 | 8 | 15.0 | 0.05 - 0.25 | 0.07 | Out |
Put | UTI250417P00012500 | 3 | 12.5 | 0.0 - 0.25 | 0.45 | Out |
Universal Technical Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time
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Universal Total Stockholder Equity
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Universal Technical Corporate Directors
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| Roderick Paige | Independent Director | Profile | |
| David Blaszkiewicz | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Kenneth Trammell | Independent Director | Profile |
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Quarterly Earnings Growth 1.353 | Earnings Share 0.98 | Revenue Per Share | Quarterly Revenue Growth 0.153 | Return On Assets |
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