XLU250110P00080000 Option on Utilities Select Sector

XLU Etf  USD 78.17  0.58  0.74%   
Utilities Select's latest option contracts expiring on June 20th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.37 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 2.7 over 83 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on June 20th 2025. The total put volume is at 231, with calls trading at the volume of 1.9 K. This yields a 0.12 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against June 20th 2025 Option Contracts

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

Utilities Select Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-06-20 Option Contracts

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

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

Utilities Select Sector In The Money Call Balance

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

Utilities Current Options Market Mood

Utilities Select'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 Utilities 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

Unfortunately, most Utilities Select's options investors are not very successful. Utilities Select'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 Utilities contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Utilities Select Sector will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0231% per day over the life of the 2025-06-20 option contract. With Utilities Select trading at USD 78.17, that is roughly USD 0.0181. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Utilities Select's daily price movement you should consider buying Utilities Select Sector options at the current volatility level of 0.37%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Utilities Select 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" Utilities calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Utilities Select Sector stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Utilities Select Option Chain

When Utilities Select's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Utilities Select Sector 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.
Utilities Select's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Utilities. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Utilities. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Utilities Select 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
XLU250620C001200000120.00.0 - 4.84.8Out
Call
XLU250620C001150000115.00.0 - 4.84.8Out
Call
XLU250620C001100000110.00.0 - 4.84.8Out
Call
XLU250620C0010500074105.00.0 - 4.80.01Out
Call
XLU250620C0010000067100.00.0 - 4.80.01Out
Call
XLU250620C00095000661495.00.0 - 0.20.01Out
Call
XLU250620C00093000193.00.0 - 2.390.18Out
Call
XLU250620C000920001892.00.0 - 4.80.02Out
Call
XLU250620C000910006191.00.0 - 0.240.1Out
Call
XLU250620C00090000345490.00.0 - 0.250.07Out
Call
XLU250620C000890002589.00.0 - 0.330.16Out
Call
XLU250620C0008800054388.00.01 - 1.340.2Out
Call
XLU250620C0008700071587.00.01 - 0.80.23Out
Call
XLU250620C0008600032586.00.05 - 0.420.3Out
Call
XLU250620C00085000173385.00.35 - 0.50.42Out
Call
XLU250620C0008400066684.00.24 - 1.80.61Out
Call
XLU250620C00083000359883.00.5 - 1.40.85Out
Call
XLU250620C00082000207282.00.48 - 1.521.1Out
Call
XLU250620C00081000118081.01.19 - 4.951.46Out
Call
XLU250620C00080000524880.01.6 - 2.471.89Out
Call
XLU250620C0007900073379.00.8 - 4.952.51Out
Call
XLU250620C00078000166878.02.64 - 3.72.96Out
Call
XLU250620C00077000123477.03.5 - 4.34.15In
Call
XLU250620C00076000102476.03.15 - 5.44.3In
Call
XLU250620C0007500063575.03.9 - 6.155.05In
Call
XLU250620C00074000122374.03.8 - 6.956.0In
Call
XLU250620C0007300097373.04.5 - 6.856.64In
Call
XLU250620C0007200040172.06.35 - 8.67.49In
Call
XLU250620C0007100070671.07.25 - 10.459.2In
Call
XLU250620C0007000029270.08.1 - 10.49.7In
Call
XLU250620C00069000214269.09.25 - 11.410.63In
Call
XLU250620C0006800020468.010.05 - 13.1510.13In
Call
XLU250620C0006700021967.010.8 - 14.214.0In
Call
XLU250620C0006600066366.010.65 - 15.512.51In
Call
XLU250620C0006500027565.012.95 - 15.213.98In
Call
XLU250620C0006400014164.013.85 - 16.214.92In
Call
XLU250620C0006300062763.013.85 - 18.114.93In
Call
XLU250620C0006000063360.016.55 - 20.9519.07In
Call
XLU250620C000550002155.023.0 - 26.522.71In
Call
XLU250620C00050000550.026.5 - 30.532.25In
Call
XLU250620C00040000340.036.35 - 40.739.0In
Call
XLU250620C00035000135.041.35 - 45.7540.8In
 Put
XLU250620P001200000120.039.5 - 44.139.5In
 Put
XLU250620P001150000115.034.5 - 39.034.5In
 Put
XLU250620P001100000110.029.5 - 34.229.5In
 Put
XLU250620P001050000105.024.5 - 29.030.2In
 Put
XLU250620P001000000100.019.5 - 24.1519.5In
 Put
XLU250620P00095000095.014.5 - 19.215.8In
 Put
XLU250620P00093000093.012.5 - 16.7512.5In
 Put
XLU250620P00092000092.011.5 - 16.011.5In
 Put
XLU250620P00091000091.010.75 - 13.910.75In
 Put
XLU250620P00090000090.010.2 - 12.918.8In
 Put
XLU250620P00087000487.06.8 - 9.9510.53In
 Put
XLU250620P00086000886.05.5 - 8.958.85In
 Put
XLU250620P000850001085.04.5 - 7.957.0In
 Put
XLU250620P000830001483.03.85 - 6.16.1In
 Put
XLU250620P0008200029382.02.95 - 6.35.13In
 Put
XLU250620P0008100047081.01.4 - 5.753.4In
 Put
XLU250620P00080000185980.02.35 - 4.852.88In
 Put
XLU250620P0007900049279.00.2 - 5.02.68In
 Put
XLU250620P00078000252578.01.31 - 4.151.9Out
 Put
XLU250620P00077000329377.01.29 - 1.841.5Out
 Put
XLU250620P00076000146576.00.81 - 1.521.27Out
 Put
XLU250620P00075000727375.00.76 - 1.240.99Out
 Put
XLU250620P00074000101074.00.47 - 1.120.79Out
 Put
XLU250620P00073000303073.00.49 - 2.620.61Out
 Put
XLU250620P00072000498572.00.44 - 0.740.46Out
 Put
XLU250620P00071000681871.00.06 - 1.490.39Out
 Put
XLU250620P00070000352070.00.23 - 0.40.31Out
 Put
XLU250620P0006900029669.00.0 - 0.490.25Out
 Put
XLU250620P0006800093368.00.01 - 0.320.2Out
 Put
XLU250620P00067000104167.00.01 - 0.50.18Out
 Put
XLU250620P00066000219766.00.0 - 1.80.21Out
 Put
XLU250620P0006500065865.00.0 - 2.060.18Out
 Put
XLU250620P00064000153464.00.05 - 0.20.28Out
 Put
XLU250620P0006300070663.00.0 - 1.040.08Out
 Put
XLU250620P00060000934160.00.0 - 4.80.15Out
 Put
XLU250620P00055000882455.00.0 - 0.210.03Out
 Put
XLU250620P000500001383950.00.0 - 0.210.01Out
 Put
XLU250620P00045000281945.00.0 - 4.80.03Out
 Put
XLU250620P000400001840.00.0 - 4.80.02Out
 Put
XLU250620P000350006535.00.0 - 4.80.08Out
 Put
XLU250620P000300002905330.00.0 - 4.80.02Out

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