Wayfair Stock Options

W Stock  USD 44.99  1.68  3.88%   
Wayfair's latest option contracts expiring on March 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.7 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.07 over 20 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on March 21st 2025. The total put volume is at 6.0, with calls trading at the volume of 57.0. This yields a 0.11 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against March 21st 2025 Option Contracts

Wayfair 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 Wayfair's lending market. For example, when Wayfair's 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 Wayfair, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting Wayfair stock over its option's life.
The chart above shows Wayfair'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. Wayfair's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Wayfair's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

Wayfair Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-03-21 Option Contracts

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

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

Wayfair In The Money Call Balance

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

Wayfair Current Options Market Mood

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

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Wayfair will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0438% per day over the life of the 2025-03-21 option contract. With Wayfair trading at USD 44.99, that is roughly USD 0.0197. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Wayfair's daily price movement you should consider buying Wayfair options at the current volatility level of 0.7%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Wayfair 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" Wayfair calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Wayfair stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Wayfair Option Chain

When Wayfair's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Wayfair 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.
Wayfair's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Wayfair. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Wayfair. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Wayfair 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
W250321C00035000035.011.4 - 12.111.4In
Call
W250321C00037500037.59.5 - 10.68.31In
Call
W250321C00040000040.07.85 - 9.157.85In
Call
W250321C00042500042.55.6 - 7.255.6In
Call
W250321C00045000045.05.1 - 5.35.1Out
Call
W250321C00047500047.54.05 - 4.24.05Out
Call
W250321C000500001050.03.1 - 3.43.05Out
Call
W250321C00052500052.52.35 - 2.732.35Out
Call
W250321C00055000355.01.9 - 2.051.84Out
Call
W250321C00060000160.01.1 - 1.341.1Out
 Put
W250321P00035000035.01.04 - 1.351.26Out
 Put
W250321P00037500037.51.74 - 1.931.74Out
 Put
W250321P00040000140.02.42 - 2.83.35Out
 Put
W250321P00042500042.53.4 - 3.73.4Out
 Put
W250321P00045000045.04.7 - 5.14.7Out
 Put
W250321P00047500047.56.0 - 6.456.0In
 Put
W250321P00050000050.06.7 - 9.78.61In
 Put
W250321P00052500052.59.45 - 10.69.45In
 Put
W250321P00055000055.011.4 - 11.711.4In
 Put
W250321P00060000060.015.4 - 16.3515.4In

Wayfair Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Wayfair Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

(2.31 Billion)

Wayfair reported Total Stockholder Equity of (2.44 Billion) in 2024

Wayfair Corporate Directors

Michael SneedIndependent DirectorProfile
Michael KuminLead Independent DirectorProfile
Landry NgambiaDirector RelationsProfile
Anke SchaferkordtIndependent DirectorProfile

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