Unusual Options Activity Insight: T-Mobile US - Benzinga

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Shares of T-Mobile US (NASDAQ: TMUS) saw some unusual options activity on Wednesday. Following the unusual option alert, the stock price moved up to $105.67.

• Sentiment: BULLISH
• Option Type: TRADE
• Trade Type: PUT
• Expiration Date: 2021-01-15
• Strike Price: $95.00
• Volume: 400
• Open Interest: 291

3 Ways Options Activity is ‘Unusual’

Extraordinarily large volume is one indication of unusual option activity. Volume refers to the total shares contracts traded in a day when discussing options activity. Unsettled contracts that have been traded, but not yet closed, are called open interest. These contracts are not closed because a buyer has not purchased a contract, or a seller has not sold it.

Another gauge of unusual option activity is a contract with an expiration date in the distant future. Additional time until a contract expires generally increases the potential for it to grow its time value and reach its strike price. It is important to consider time value because it represents the difference between the strike price and the value of the underlying asset.

Contracts that are “out of the money” are also indicative of unusual option activity. “Out of the money” contracts occur when the underlying price is under the strike price on a call option, or above the strike price on a put option. These trades are made with the expectation that the value of the underlying asset is going to change dramatically in the future, and buyers and sellers will benefit from a greater profit margin.

Bullish and Bearish Sentiments

• Options are “bullish” when a call is purchased at/near ask price or a put is sold at/near bid price
• Options are “bearish” when a call is sold at/near bid price or a put is bought at/near ask price

These observations are made without knowing the investor’s true intent by purchasing these options contracts. The activity is suggestive of these strategies, but an observer cannot be sure if a bettor is playing the contract outright or if the options bettor is hedging a large underlying position in common stock. For the latter case, bullish option activity may be less meaningful than the exposure a large investor has on their short position in common stock.

Using These Options Strategies

Unusual options activity is an advantageous strategy that may greatly reward an investor if they are highly skilled, but for the less experienced trader, it should remain as another tool to make an educated investment decision while taking other observations into account.

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