Black Diamond Stock Options

BDTX Stock  USD 2.52  0.20  7.35%   
Black Diamond's latest option contracts expiring on March 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 2.49 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.77 over 10 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying slightly more calls than puts on contracts expiring on March 21st 2025. The total put volume is at 2.0, with calls trading at the volume of 31.0. This yields a 0.06 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against March 21st 2025 Option Contracts

Black Diamond option prices can potentially be used to forecast stock returns because most option chains provide information not only about the current prices but also about the future conditions in Black Diamond's lending market. For example, when Black Diamond's puts are not actively trading or completely missing in the marketplace, investors can use it to internalize expected shorting costs. So if an investor is writing a put option on Black Diamond, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting Black Diamond stock over its option's life.
The chart above shows Black Diamond's distribution of open interest by maturity on contracts that have not yet been settled. The area between the two highest points is the projection of the price at expiration. Black Diamond's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Black Diamond's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Black Diamond

Analyzing Black Diamond's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Black Diamond regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Black Diamond's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Black Diamond's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Black Diamond's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.

Black Diamond Therap In The Money Call Balance

When Black Diamond's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Black Diamond Therapeutics stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Black Diamond's options that are 'In the Money' or 'Out of the Money', the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
While 'out-of-the-money' option contracts written on Black Diamond Therapeutics are typically viewed as the more aggressive, there are potential upsides to purchasing these types of options contracts. For one, the cost to buy an 'Out of the Money' option is lower than the cost to buy an 'In the Money' option. This cost-benefit is due to the fact that at the time of the purchase, 'Out of the Money' contracts have no intrinsic value. So, while the potential for a 100% loss is more significant, the cost and risk to enter the trade are lower.

Black Current Options Market Mood

Black Diamond's open interest and total value indicators provide investors with the necessary information to digest the overall options buildup for its expiring contracts. In addition, it helps Black Stock's traders understand whether a recent fall or rise in the market is unreasonable and if the time has come to take contrarian positions. These ratios are calculated based on options trading volumes and current open interest.

Put-to-Call Open Interest

Put-to-Call Volume

Unfortunately, most Black Diamond's options investors are not very successful. Black Diamond's option open interest and volume spread between outstanding puts and calls are regarded by many investors as reliable indicators of the overall future market direction.

Rule 16 of the current Black contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Black Diamond Therapeutics will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.16% per day over the life of the 2025-03-21 option contract. With Black Diamond trading at USD 2.52, that is roughly USD 0.003922. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Black Diamond's daily price movement you should consider buying Black Diamond Therapeutics options at the current volatility level of 2.49%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Black Diamond options can give investors a meaningful hedge against losses and, therefore, could be used conservatively to decrease the volatility of your portfolio. However, many options could also amount to little more than gambling, significantly enhancing your overall portfolio risk. One simple example of these aggressive strategies is the sale of "uncovered" Black calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Black Diamond Therapeutics stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Black Diamond Option Chain

When Black Diamond's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Black Diamond Therapeutics stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying options that are ITM or OTM, the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
Black Diamond's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Black. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Black. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Black Diamond against a given expiration period. The table below combines all the option information in the form of a chain but before you use it, remember that it entails significant risk and it is not for everyone.
Open IntStrike PriceCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
BDTX250321C000025002462.50.5 - 0.80.3In
Call
BDTX250321C000050003245.00.05 - 0.150.15Out
Call
BDTX250321C000075002097.50.0 - 0.150.1Out
Call
BDTX250321C000100001310.00.0 - 0.20.2Out
Call
BDTX250321C000125003112.50.0 - 0.10.05Out
 Put
BDTX250321P000025001662.50.0 - 0.70.4Out
 Put
BDTX250321P000050004695.02.15 - 3.52.58In
 Put
BDTX250321P0000750027.53.7 - 5.15.42In
 Put
BDTX250321P00010000010.06.5 - 8.16.5In
 Put
BDTX250321P00012500012.59.7 - 10.89.7In

Black Diamond Market Cap Over Time

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Black Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

110.32 Million

At this time, Black Diamond's Total Stockholder Equity is fairly stable compared to the past year.

Black Diamond Corporate Management

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