Cleveland Cliffs Stock Options

CLF Stock  USD 10.38  0.38  3.53%   
Cleveland Cliffs' latest option contracts expiring on April 17th 2026 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.9 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.63 over 55 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on April 17th 2026. The total put volume is at 2.9 K, with calls trading at the volume of 4.1 K. This yields a 0.71 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against April 17th 2026 Option Contracts

The chart above shows Cleveland Cliffs' 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. Cleveland Cliffs' open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Cleveland Cliffs' option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

Cleveland Cliffs Maximum Pain Price Across 2026-04-17 Option Contracts

Max pain usually refers to a trading concept that asserts that market manipulation can cause the market price of particular securities such as Cleveland Cliffs close to expiration to expire worthless. So, Max pain occurs when market makers reach a net positive position across all options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Cleveland Cliffs' option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Cleveland Cliffs

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

Cleveland Cliffs In The Money Call Balance

When Cleveland Cliffs' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Cleveland Cliffs stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Cleveland Cliffs' 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 Cleveland Cliffs 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.

Cleveland Current Options Market Mood

Cleveland Cliffs' 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 Cleveland 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 Cleveland Cliffs' options investors are not very successful. Cleveland Cliffs' 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 Cleveland contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Cleveland Cliffs will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0563% per day over the life of the 2026-04-17 option contract. With Cleveland Cliffs trading at USD 10.38, that is roughly USD 0.005839. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Cleveland Cliffs' daily price movement you should consider buying Cleveland Cliffs options at the current volatility level of 0.9%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
Purchasing Cleveland Cliffs 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" Cleveland calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Cleveland Cliffs stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Cleveland Cliffs Option Chain

When Cleveland Cliffs' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Cleveland Cliffs 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.
Cleveland Cliffs' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Cleveland. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Cleveland. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Cleveland Cliffs 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
CLF260417C0003000030630.00.0 - 0.070.06Out
Call
CLF260417C00029000629.00.0 - 0.110.11Out
Call
CLF260417C00028000028.00.0 - 0.250.25Out
Call
CLF260417C000270001727.00.0 - 0.110.04Out
Call
CLF260417C00026000726.00.0 - 0.110.05Out
Call
CLF260417C00025000106125.00.0 - 0.150.17Out
Call
CLF260417C0002400015424.00.0 - 0.120.2Out
Call
CLF260417C0002300010723.00.01 - 0.110.22Out
Call
CLF260417C0002200053322.00.02 - 0.110.06Out
Call
CLF260417C000210004921.00.02 - 0.120.35Out
Call
CLF260417C00020000128920.00.04 - 0.090.06Out
Call
CLF260417C0001900027519.00.06 - 0.090.08Out
Call
CLF260417C0001800054718.00.05 - 0.570.13Out
Call
CLF260417C00017000233517.00.1 - 0.120.12Out
Call
CLF260417C00016000125216.00.12 - 0.170.13Out
Call
CLF260417C00015000821315.00.16 - 0.20.19Out
Call
CLF260417C00014000190114.00.25 - 0.280.29Out
Call
CLF260417C00013000177313.00.37 - 0.410.41Out
Call
CLF260417C00012000233412.00.58 - 0.620.59Out
Call
CLF260417C0001100047911.00.89 - 0.920.92Out
Call
CLF260417C0001000045910.01.36 - 1.41.34In
Call
CLF260417C000090001749.01.93 - 2.32.36In
Call
CLF260417C000080002688.02.4 - 3.252.95In
Call
CLF260417C0000700097.03.3 - 4.153.25In
Call
CLF260417C0000600056.04.05 - 5.97.66In
Call
CLF260417C00005000155.05.35 - 5.75.6In
 Put
CLF260417P00002000252.00.0 - 0.020.01Out
 Put
CLF260417P0000300053.00.0 - 0.050.16Out
 Put
CLF260417P0000400054.00.01 - 0.090.02Out
 Put
CLF260417P000050001795.00.02 - 0.110.08Out
 Put
CLF260417P000060003996.00.07 - 0.180.11Out
 Put
CLF260417P0000700010017.00.13 - 0.230.23Out
 Put
CLF260417P000080006798.00.28 - 0.320.25Out
 Put
CLF260417P0000900012549.00.53 - 0.570.53Out
 Put
CLF260417P00010000241510.00.9 - 0.930.92Out
 Put
CLF260417P00011000327811.01.44 - 1.51.45In
 Put
CLF260417P00012000186912.02.09 - 2.212.13In
 Put
CLF260417P00013000125913.02.89 - 3.052.78In
 Put
CLF260417P0001400079114.03.25 - 4.24.1In
 Put
CLF260417P00015000102215.04.6 - 4.854.7In
 Put
CLF260417P0001600020116.05.05 - 6.25.66In
 Put
CLF260417P000170007617.05.25 - 7.153.15In
 Put
CLF260417P000180007718.06.4 - 8.157.45In
 Put
CLF260417P00019000419.06.55 - 9.155.7In
 Put
CLF260417P000200005920.07.55 - 10.1510.05In
 Put
CLF260417P00021000021.08.55 - 11.158.55In
 Put
CLF260417P00022000022.010.4 - 12.910.4In
 Put
CLF260417P00023000023.011.65 - 14.411.65In
 Put
CLF260417P00024000024.012.1 - 14.912.1In
 Put
CLF260417P0002500035425.013.85 - 15.414.3In
 Put
CLF260417P00026000026.013.85 - 16.913.85In
 Put
CLF260417P00027000027.015.05 - 18.615.05In
 Put
CLF260417P00028000028.016.05 - 19.616.05In
 Put
CLF260417P00029000029.017.0 - 20.4517.0In
 Put
CLF260417P00030000030.018.0 - 20.9515.44In

Cleveland Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

6.42 Billion

At this time, Cleveland Cliffs' Total Stockholder Equity is most likely to increase significantly in the upcoming years.

Cleveland Cliffs Corporate Directors

Eric RychelIndependent DirectorProfile
Susan GreenIndependent DirectorProfile
William GerberIndependent DirectorProfile
John BaldwinIndependent DirectorProfile
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Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.99)
Earnings Share
(2.90)
Revenue Per Share
36.634
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0)
Return On Assets
(0.04)
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