Ford inventory landed on Schaeffer’s Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White’s checklist of names that noticed the very best weekly choices quantity within the final two weeks
Ford Motor Co (NYSE:F) inventory is sliding as we speak, down 1.6% at $10.39 eventually examine, after Evercore ISI lowered its worth goal from $11 to $10. The inventory has solely recovered a portion of its steep post-earnings losses, dropping 12.3% on Oct. 27 after its disappointing full-year forecast. Because the begin of the 12 months, the fairness is down 6.4%.Â
In the meantime, choices merchants have been focusing on the inventory after the earnings occasion, because the fairness discovered its approach onto Schaeffer’s Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White’s checklist of names that noticed the very best weekly choices quantity within the final two weeks. Per White’s knowledge, 1,716,369 calls and 1,449,704 places have been exchanged inside that interval. The January 2025 9.35-strike put was the most well-liked contract throughout this time, adopted by the weekly 11/3 10.50-strike name.Â
These choices merchants are in luck, too, as premiums are attractively priced in the meanwhile. F’s Schaeffer’s Volatility Index (SVI) of 28% ranks within the low fifth percentile of its annual vary, which means choices merchants are pricing in low volatility expectations in the meanwhile.Â
