High-rolling investors have positioned themselves bullish on ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML), and it's important for retail traders to take note.This activity came to our attention today through Benzinga's tracking of publicly available options data. The identities of these investors are uncertain, but such a significant move in ASML often signals that someone has privileged information.
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 9 options trades for ASML Holding. This is not a typical pattern.
The sentiment among these major traders is split, with 88% bullish and 0% bearish. Among all the options we identified, there was one put, amounting to $44,000, and 8 calls, totaling $375,718.
What's The Price Target?
After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it's evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band between $940.0 and $1190.0 for ASML Holding, spanning the last three months.
Analyzing Volume & Open Interest
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 $940.0 to $1190.0 in the last 30 days.
ASML Holding Call and Put Volume: 30-Day Overview
Noteworthy Options Activity:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|
| ASML | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 10/18/24 | $76.9 | $75.0 | $76.9 | $960.00 | $69.2K | 19 | 1 |
| ASML | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 10/18/24 | $74.6 | $74.1 | $74.6 | $970.00 | $67.1K | 64 | 9 |
| ASML | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 05/24/24 | $6.0 | $5.4 | $6.0 | $940.00 | $58.2K | 183 | 108 |
| ASML | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 07/19/24 | $35.9 | $34.7 | $35.9 | $970.00 | $53.8K | 56 | 15 |
| ASML | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 06/07/24 | $28.7 | $27.5 | $27.5 | $950.00 | $44.0K | 2 | 16 |
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.
After a thorough review of the options trading surrounding ASML Holding, we move to examine the company in more detail. This includes an assessment of its current market status and performance.
Where Is ASML Holding Standing Right Now?
- Trading volume stands at 170,356, with ASML's price up by 1.29%, positioned at $946.31.
- RSI indicators show the stock to be may be approaching overbought.
- Earnings announcement expected in 54 days.
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.
高額投資者已將自己定位爲看好ASML Holding（納斯達克股票代碼：ASML），散戶交易者注意這一點很重要。\ 這項活動今天通過Benzinga對公開期權數據的追蹤引起了我們的注意。這些投資者的身份尚不確定，但是ASML的如此重大舉措通常表明有人擁有特權信息。
今天，Benzinga的期權掃描儀發現了ASML Holding的9筆期權交易。這不是典型的模式。
這些主要交易者的情緒分歧，88％看漲，0％看跌。在我們確定的所有期權中，有一個看跌期權，金額爲44,000美元，還有8個看漲期權，總額爲375,718美元。
目標價格是多少？
在評估了交易量和未平倉合約之後，很明顯，主要市場走勢者正在關注過去三個月中ASML Holding在940.0美元至1190.0美元之間的價格區間。
分析交易量和未平倉合約
查看交易量和未平倉合約是一種對股票進行盡職調查的有見地的方法。
這些數據可以幫助您跟蹤ASML Holding在給定行使價下的期權的流動性和利息。
下面，我們可以觀察過去30天在行使價從940.0美元到1190.0美元範圍內ASML Holding的所有鯨魚活動的看漲和看跌期權交易量和未平倉合約的分別變化。
ASML 持倉看漲期權和看跌交易量：30 天概覽
值得注意的期權活動：
Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|
ASML | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 10/18/24 | $76.9 | $75.0 | $76.9 | $960.00 | $69.2K | 19 | 1 |
ASML | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 10/18/24 | $74.6 | $74.1 | $74.6 | $970.00 | $67.1K | 64 | 9 |
ASML | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 05/24/24 | $6.0 | $5.4 | $6.0 | $940.00 | $58.2K | 183 | 108 |
ASML | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 07/19/24 | $35.9 | $34.7 | $35.9 | $970.00 | $53.8K | 56 | 15 |
ASML | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 06/07/24 | $28.7 | $27.5 | $27.5 | $950.00 | $44.0K | 2 | |
關於 ASML Holding
ASML 是用於半導體制造的光刻系統的領導者。光刻是使用光源將光掩模中的電路圖案暴露到半導體晶圓上的過程。該細分市場的最新技術進步使芯片製造商能夠不斷增加相同硅片區域上的晶體管數量，從歷史上看，光刻佔製造尖端芯片成本的很大一部分。ASML 將其大部分零件的製造外包，就像裝配工一樣。ASML 的主要客戶是台積電、三星和英特爾。
在對圍繞ASML Holding的期權交易進行了全面審查之後，我們開始更詳細地審查該公司。這包括評估其當前的市場地位和表現。
ASML Holding 現在在哪裏？
與僅交易股票相比，期權是一種風險更高的資產，但它們具有更高的獲利潛力。嚴肅的期權交易者通過每天自我教育、擴大交易規模、關注多個指標以及密切關注市場來管理這種風險。
