Valvoline Stock Options Expiring on 17th of January 2025

VVV Stock  USD 39.15  0.29  0.74%   
Valvoline's latest option contracts expiring on 2025-01-17 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.28 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 3.0 over 10 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on 2025-01-17. The total put volume is at 42.0, with calls trading at the volume of 42.0. This yields a 0.29 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against 2025-01-17 Option Contracts

Valvoline 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 Valvoline's lending market. For example, when Valvoline'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 Valvoline, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting Valvoline stock over its option's life.
The chart above shows Valvoline'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. Valvoline's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Valvoline's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
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Valvoline In The Money Call Balance

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

Valvoline Current Options Market Mood

Valvoline'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 Valvoline 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 Valvoline's options investors are not very successful. Valvoline'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 Valvoline contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Valvoline will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0175% per day over the life of the 2025-01-17 option contract. With Valvoline trading at USD 39.15, that is roughly USD 0.006851. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Valvoline's daily price movement you should consider buying Valvoline options at the current volatility level of 0.28%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  

Valvoline Option Chain

When Valvoline's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Valvoline 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.
Valvoline's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Valvoline. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Valvoline. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Valvoline 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 IntExpirationCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
VVV Option Call 17-01-2025 3502025-01-170.0 - 0.04.81In
Call
VVV Option Call 17-01-2025 4002025-01-170.0 - 0.01.1Out
Call
VVV Option Call 17-01-2025 4502025-01-170.0 - 0.00.15Out
Call
VVV Option Call 17-01-2025 5002025-01-170.0 - 0.00.35Out
Call
VVV Option Call 17-01-2025 5592025-01-170.0 - 1.951.15Out
Call
VVV Option Call 17-01-2025 6032025-01-170.0 - 0.00.55Out
 Put
VVV Option Put 17-01-2025 30202025-01-170.05 - 2.150.6Out
 Put
VVV Option Put 17-01-2025 3502025-01-170.0 - 0.00.4Out
 Put
VVV Option Put 17-01-2025 4002025-01-170.0 - 0.01.7In
 Put
VVV Option Put 17-01-2025 45162025-01-174.4 - 6.64.0In

Valvoline Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Valvoline Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

194.88 Million

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

Valvoline Corporate Directors

Carol KruseIndependent DirectorProfile
Gerald EvansIndependent DirectorProfile
Mary TwinemIndependent DirectorProfile
Stephen MacadamIndependent DirectorProfile

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