EQT240517P00046000 Option on EQT Corporation

EQT Stock  USD 40.54  0.12  0.30%   
EQT's latest option contracts expiring on 2024-06-14 are carrying combined implied volatility of 42.48 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.65 over 104 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on 2024-06-14. The current put volume is at 153, with calls trading at the volume of 393. This yields a 0.39 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against 2024-06-14 Option Contracts

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

EQT Maximum Pain Price across 2024-06-14 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 EQT close to expiration to expire worthless. According to most research, approximately 10% to 15% of all stock options are exercised, while about 35% expire worthlessly, with roughly 50% traded out before the expiration date. 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, option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.
EQT's option chain provides insight into all available option contracts written on EQT's stock. Investors can see outstanding put and call contracts with pricing information and greeks for a given expiration period. In addition, each of EQT's stock options below provides a detailed picture of the payoff. Comparing vital and dynamic information of various option contracts across diverse expiration periods will help you make an educated decision on your market timing strategies around investing in a given EQT option contract.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on EQT

Analyzing EQT's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in EQT regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when EQT's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money EQT's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with EQT's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in EQT Corporation. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in producer price index.
At this time, EQT's Total Stockholder Equity is comparatively stable compared to the past year. Common Stock Shares Outstanding is likely to gain to about 433.9 M in 2024, whereas Treasury Stock is likely to drop (21.8 M) in 2024.

EQT Corporation In The Money Call Balance

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

EQT Current Options Market Mood

EQT'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 EQT 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

Most options investors, including buyers and sellers of EQT's calls and puts, are not very successful. It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. EQT'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. Using current EQT's option volume and open interest to make an investment decision is considered a contrarian-sentiment measure that can be utilized in many timing strategies in both derivative and spot marketplace.

Rule 16 of the current EQT contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that EQT Corporation will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 2.66% per day over the life of the 2024-06-14 option contract. With EQT trading at USD 40.54, that is roughly USD 1.08. If you think that the market is fully incorporating EQT's daily price movement you should consider buying EQT Corporation options at the current volatility level of 42.48%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing EQT 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" EQT calls. Remember, the seller must deliver EQT Corporation stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

EQT Option Chain

When EQT's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against EQT Corporation 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.
EQT's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on EQT. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for EQT. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a EQT 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.
DeltaGammaOpen IntExpirationCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $25.00.9420.008302024-06-1414.45 - 17.450.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $26.50.9270.010302024-06-1413.1 - 16.00.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $27.00.92250.011102024-06-1412.6 - 15.550.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $27.50.94890.0102024-06-1412.2 - 13.30.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $28.00.92660.012102024-06-1412.3 - 13.650.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $28.50.95670.010302024-06-1411.35 - 13.10.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $29.00.97560.007922024-06-1410.6 - 12.6511.75In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $29.50.9580.011302024-06-1410.25 - 12.150.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $30.00.85030.016412024-06-148.85 - 11.8510.5In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $30.50.8980.017602024-06-1410.0 - 11.20.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $31.00.97950.008902024-06-149.5 - 9.70.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $31.50.97860.009702024-06-149.0 - 9.20.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $32.00.96890.013102024-06-148.55 - 8.70.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $32.50.97660.011802024-06-147.9 - 8.30.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $33.00.92540.02302024-06-146.55 - 9.00.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $33.50.86550.028202024-06-146.95 - 8.30.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $34.00.91160.028712024-06-144.65 - 6.86.19In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $34.50.77320.028402024-06-145.0 - 7.656.05In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $35.00.78890.033712024-06-143.85 - 6.75.55In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $35.50.96720.024302024-06-145.0 - 5.20.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $36.00.95030.034102024-06-144.55 - 4.70.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $36.50.98220.021102024-06-143.9 - 4.250.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $37.00.89920.058602024-06-142.9 - 3.853.71In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $37.50.9080.067202024-06-142.83 - 4.153.17In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $38.00.90280.0825112024-06-142.42 - 2.92.88In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $38.50.95750.072622024-06-141.94 - 2.232.55In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $39.00.86180.1479302024-06-141.27 - 1.791.67In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $39.50.78130.2076132024-06-141.11 - 1.381.38In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $40.00.64120.2243492024-06-140.96 - 1.00.98In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $40.50.52390.2453522024-06-140.66 - 0.70.68In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $41.00.40150.24071032024-06-140.44 - 0.470.45Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $41.50.28730.21421122024-06-140.27 - 0.310.28Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $42.00.19490.1723442024-06-140.16 - 0.460.17Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $42.50.13990.12971212024-06-140.08 - 0.440.12Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $43.00.08070.093542024-06-140.04 - 0.430.06Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $43.50.05480.063552024-06-140.02 - 0.060.22Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $44.00.04050.04673192024-06-140.01 - 0.240.03Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $44.50.0530.047302024-06-140.01 - 0.090.0Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $45.00.04560.0392142024-06-140.02 - 0.070.16Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $46.00.15850.0503122024-06-140.01 - 0.750.18Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $46.50.15210.046302024-06-140.01 - 0.750.0Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $50.00.00880.006802024-06-140.0 - 0.030.01Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $32.0-0.00730.005102024-06-140.0 - 0.010.01Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $33.0-0.10360.025302024-06-140.01 - 0.750.0Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $33.5-0.1080.027602024-06-140.01 - 0.740.0Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $34.0-0.10770.030102024-06-140.01 - 0.670.0Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $34.5-0.11640.033402024-06-140.01 - 0.70.0Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $35.0-0.12420.037202024-06-140.01 - 0.710.0Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $35.5-0.1290.041602024-06-140.01 - 0.680.0Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $36.0-0.13350.0469162024-06-140.01 - 0.640.07Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $36.5-0.1410.053502024-06-140.01 - 0.620.0Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $37.0-0.05050.0449202024-06-140.01 - 0.190.05Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $37.5-0.05640.0556272024-06-140.02 - 0.280.05Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $38.0-0.07580.0761202024-06-140.05 - 0.080.08Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $38.5-0.110.107102024-06-140.08 - 0.110.44Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $39.0-0.17620.14771002024-06-140.13 - 0.170.17Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $39.5-0.26420.185292024-06-140.23 - 0.450.29Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $40.0-0.35820.2269512024-06-140.38 - 0.420.41Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $40.5-0.47720.2446502024-06-140.59 - 0.630.62Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $41.0-0.60340.2477212024-06-140.85 - 0.910.87In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $41.5-0.71030.2115102024-06-141.01 - 1.441.23In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $42.0-0.77020.1637992024-06-141.55 - 1.821.54In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $42.5-0.81790.130302024-06-141.97 - 2.252.14In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $43.0-0.88250.1011142024-06-142.38 - 2.731.67In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $43.5-0.77340.084402024-06-142.78 - 4.00.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $44.0-0.85880.075602024-06-142.69 - 3.650.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $44.5-0.96870.035302024-06-143.9 - 4.050.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $45.0-0.71530.052302024-06-143.4 - 5.50.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $45.5-0.82730.05502024-06-144.75 - 5.950.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $46.0-0.81890.050402024-06-145.35 - 6.50.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $46.5-0.92070.03902024-06-145.15 - 7.00.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $47.0-0.84190.043302024-06-146.35 - 7.40.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $47.5-0.83290.040802024-06-146.85 - 8.050.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $48.0-0.78530.037902024-06-147.35 - 9.250.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $48.5-0.77850.035702024-06-147.75 - 10.050.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $49.0-0.9120.029602024-06-147.45 - 8.650.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $49.5-0.73450.030802024-06-147.3 - 10.450.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $50.0-0.96830.016102024-06-149.35 - 9.650.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $51.0-0.90330.025602024-06-149.4 - 12.050.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $52.0-0.95330.020402024-06-1411.35 - 11.550.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $53.0-0.9730.011502024-06-1412.3 - 12.50.0In

EQT Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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EQT Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

15.51 Billion

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

EQT Corporate Directors

Stephen ThoringtonIndependent DirectorProfile
Frank HuIndependent DirectorProfile
Philip BehrmanIndependent DirectorProfile
Daniel IVDirectorProfile

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