What the options market is telling us about ASML Holding – ASML Holding (NASDAQ: ASML )
Investors with plenty of money to spend have taken a bullish stance ASML Holdings ASML.
Retail traders should know.
We noticed today when these trades showed up in the open option history we track at Benzinga.
We don’t know whether these are institutions or wealthy individuals. But when something this big happens to ASML, it usually means someone knew something was about to happen.
So how do we know what these investors just did?
Today, Benzinga’s options scanner uncovered 21 unusual options trades on ASML Holding.
This is not normal.
The overall sentiment among these big traders is split between 66% bullish and 33% bearish.
Of all the unique options we found, there were 7 puts for a total value of $791,700 and 14 calls for a total value of $732,110.
Estimated price range
After assessing trading volume and open interest, it is clear that the major market movers are focused on ASML Holding’s price range between $500.0 and $1,060.0 over the past three months.
Volume and open interest trends
In terms of liquidity and interest, average open interest in ASML Holding options trades today was 220.68, with total volume at 168.00.
In the chart below, we are able to track the development of call and put volume and open interest over the last 30 days for ASML Holding’s large trades in the $500.0 to $1060.0 strike price range.
Number of options held by ASML and open interest over the past 30 days
Notable options activity:
| symbol | Put/Call | Trade type | mood | Expired. date | ask | bid | price | strike price | total transaction price | open interest | volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASML | put | sweep | bullish | April 17, 25 | $37.9 | $36.50 | $36.50 | $720.00 | $186,100 | Chapter 373 | 51 |
| ASML | put | trading | bullish | April 17, 25 | $70.7 | $69.6 | $69.6 | $790.00 | $160,000 | 69 | 0 |
| ASML | put | trading | Bearish | May 16, 25 | $66.0 | $65.50 | $66.0 | $770.00 | $151,800 | 8 | twenty three |
| ASML | put | trading | bullish | April 17, 25 | $63.1 | $58.3 | $58.3 | $770.00 | $134,000 | 86 | 0 |
| ASML | call | trading | Bearish | February 21, 25 | $44.7 | $44.0 | $44.0 | $750.00 | $101,200 | Chapter 770 | twenty three |
About ASML Holdings
ASML is a leader in lithography systems used in semiconductor manufacturing. Photolithography is the process of using a light source to expose circuit patterns on a photomask onto a semiconductor wafer. Recent technological advances in the field have allowed chipmakers to continually increase the number of transistors on the same silicon area, and photolithography has historically accounted for a large portion of the cost of making cutting-edge wafers. ASML outsources the manufacturing of most parts, just like an assembler. ASML’s main customers are TSMC, Samsung and Intel.
After analyzing the options activity related to ASML Holding, we focus on the performance of the company itself.
Where is ASML now?
- The current trading volume is 87,979 units, and the ASML price has increased by 0.84% and is now quoted at $762.7.
- RSI readings suggest the stock may be close to overbought right now.
- Earnings are expected to be released in eight days.
What experts say about ASML Holdings
1 market experts recently issued ratings on the stock, with a consensus price target of $860.0.
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