Financial giants have made a conspicuous bullish move on ASML Holding. Our analysis of options history for ASML Holding ASML revealed 39 unusual trades.
Delving into the details, we found 51% of traders were bullish, while 33% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 10 were puts, with a value of $595,660, and 29 were calls, valued at $1,579,572.
Expected Price Movements
Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $550.0 to $1250.0 for ASML Holding during the past quarter.
Volume & Open Interest Development
Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.
This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for ASML Holding's options for a given strike price.
Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of ASML Holding's whale activity within a strike price range from $550.0 to $1250.0 in the last 30 days.
ASML Holding Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days
Biggest Options Spotted:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASML | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/21/24 | $11.7 | $11.1 | $11.1 | $1040.00 | $166.5K | 285 | 0 |
| ASML | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 06/28/24 | $42.0 | $38.8 | $39.5 | $1050.00 | $138.2K | 25 | 17 |
| ASML | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 09/20/24 | $98.0 | $96.4 | $96.4 | $1000.00 | $125.3K | 279 | 2 |
| ASML | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 08/16/24 | $90.6 | $89.3 | $89.3 | $1080.00 | $116.0K | 3 | 1 |
| ASML | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 07/19/24 | $89.9 | $88.4 | $88.4 | $970.00 | $114.9K | 108 | 1 |
About ASML Holding
ASML is the leader in photolithography systems used in the manufacturing of semiconductors. Photolithography is the process in which a light source is used to expose circuit patterns from a photo mask onto a semiconductor wafer. The latest technological advances in this segment allow chipmakers to continually increase the number of transistors on the same area of silicon, with lithography historically representing a high portion of the cost of making cutting-edge chips. ASML outsources the manufacturing of most of its parts, acting like an assembler. ASML's main clients are TSMC, Samsung, and Intel.
In light of the recent options history for ASML Holding, it's now appropriate to focus on the company itself. We aim to explore its current performance.
ASML Holding's Current Market Status
- With a trading volume of 240,275, the price of ASML is down by -2.45%, reaching $1026.91.
- Current RSI values indicate that the stock is may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings report is scheduled for 33 days from now.
Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.
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