Saia Stock Options

SAIA Stock

USD 274.07 7.44 2.64%

Saia's option chain provides insight into all available option contracts written on Saia's stock. Investors can see outstanding put and call contracts with pricing information and greeks for a given expiration period. In addition, each of Saia'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 Saia option contract. View S&P 500 options

Purchasing Saia 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" Saia calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Saia Inc stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

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

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

Saia's latest option contracts expiring on 2023-04-21 are carrying combined implied volatility of 45.9 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.76 over 70 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying slightly more calls than puts on contracts expiring on 2023-04-21. The current put volume is at 17, with calls trading at the volume of 23. This yields a 0.74 put-to-call volume ratio. The Saia option chain provides detailed quote and price information for the current Saia Inc option contracts. It shows all of Saia's listed puts, calls, expiration dates, strike prices, and other pricing information.

Open Interest Against 2023-04-21 Option Contracts

Saia 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 Saia's lending market. For example, when Saia'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 Saia, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting Saia stock over its option's life.

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

Saia Maximum Pain Price across 2023-04-21 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 Saia 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.

Saia's stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of Saia Inc common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell Saia stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If Saia's stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.

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Please note that buying 'in-the-money' options on Saia lessens the impact of time decay, as they carry both intrinsic and time value. So, even if Saia's value remains static through the expiration date, the investor can sell to close an 'in-the-money' option to avoid a potential loss. However, in-the-money Saia contracts are usually more expensive to enter than their out-of-the-money counterparts. So keep in mind that while the payoffs on an in-the-money trade can be high, the investors could ultimately experience a more consequential loss if Saia Stock moves the wrong way.

The current year Net Income Common Stock is expected to grow to about 385.6 M

Saia Inc In The Money Call Balance

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

Saia Current Options Market Mood

Saia'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 Saia 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 Saia'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. Saia'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 Saia'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 Saia contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Saia Inc will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 2.87% per day over the life of the 2023-04-21 option contract. With Saia trading at USD274.07, that is roughly USD7.86. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Saia's daily price movement you should consider buying Saia Inc options at the current volatility level of 45.9%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.

Saia Valuation Risk

Saia Option Chain

When Saia's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Saia Inc 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.

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Saia's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Saia. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Saia. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Saia 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.

		Delta	Gamma	Open Int	Expiration	Current Spread	Last Price
Call	2023-04-21 CALL at $135.0	0.9878	3.0E-4	0	2023-04-21	138.0 - 142.5	0.0	In
Call	2023-04-21 CALL at $140.0	0.9876	4.0E-4	0	2023-04-21	133.0 - 137.5	0.0	In
Call	2023-04-21 CALL at $145.0	0.9911	3.0E-4	0	2023-04-21	127.7 - 132.5	0.0	In
Call	2023-04-21 CALL at $150.0	0.9873	4.0E-4	0	2023-04-21	123.0 - 127.5	0.0	In
Call	2023-04-21 CALL at $155.0	0.9871	4.0E-4	0	2023-04-21	118.0 - 122.5	0.0	In
Call	2023-04-21 CALL at $160.0	0.987	5.0E-4	0	2023-04-21	113.0 - 117.5	0.0	In
Call	2023-04-21 CALL at $165.0	0.9854	5.0E-4	0	2023-04-21	108.1 - 112.5	0.0	In
Call	2023-04-21 CALL at $170.0	0.9784	7.0E-4	0	2023-04-21	103.6 - 107.5	0.0	In
Call	2023-04-21 CALL at $175.0	0.9739	9.0E-4	0	2023-04-21	98.9 - 102.5	0.0	In
Call	2023-04-21 CALL at $180.0	0.9756	9.0E-4	0	2023-04-21	93.2 - 98.0	0.0	In
Call	2023-04-21 CALL at $185.0	0.9642	0.0012	0	2023-04-21	89.0 - 93.0	0.0	In
Call	2023-04-21 CALL at $190.0	0.9694	0.0012	0	2023-04-21	83.5 - 88.0	0.0	In
Call	2023-04-21 CALL at $195.0	0.961	0.0015	0	2023-04-21	79.0 - 83.0	0.0	In
Call	2023-04-21 CALL at $200.0	0.9523	0.0018	0	2023-04-21	74.0 - 78.5	0.0	In
Call	2023-04-21 CALL at $210.0	0.9336	0.0024	0	2023-04-21	64.5 - 69.0	0.0	In
Call	2023-04-21 CALL at $220.0	0.9121	0.0033	0	2023-04-21	55.0 - 59.5	63.8	In
Call	2023-04-21 CALL at $230.0	0.8633	0.0045	1	2023-04-21	47.2 - 50.5	51.5	In
Call	2023-04-21 CALL at $240.0	0.818	0.0058	0	2023-04-21	38.2 - 42.0	0.0	In
Call	2023-04-21 CALL at $250.0	0.7609	0.0074	1	2023-04-21	29.9 - 33.3	31.35	In
Call	2023-04-21 CALL at $260.0	0.6775	0.0088	2	2023-04-21	22.6 - 26.5	25.3	In
Call	2023-04-21 CALL at $270.0	0.5826	0.01	7	2023-04-21	16.8 - 19.7	24.6	In
Call	2023-04-21 CALL at $280.0	0.4758	0.011	110	2023-04-21	11.5 - 13.3	14.5	Out
Call	2023-04-21 CALL at $290.0	0.368	0.0106	36	2023-04-21	7.1 - 9.6	6.9	Out
Call	2023-04-21 CALL at $300.0	0.2624	0.0097	31	2023-04-21	4.0 - 6.1	4.6	Out
Call	2023-04-21 CALL at $310.0	0.1751	0.0079	9	2023-04-21	1.85 - 4.0	4.84	Out
Call	2023-04-21 CALL at $320.0	0.1191	0.006	4	2023-04-21	0.75 - 2.95	1.77	Out
Call	2023-04-21 CALL at $330.0	0.1268	0.0051	0	2023-04-21	0.15 - 4.7	0.0	Out
Call	2023-04-21 CALL at $340.0	0.1204	0.0043	0	2023-04-21	0.0 - 5.0	0.0	Out
Call	2023-04-21 CALL at $410.0	0.0074	5.0E-4	132	2023-04-21	0.05 - 0.15	0.05	Out
Put	2023-04-21 PUT at $160.0	-0.0501	0.001	33	2023-04-21	0.05 - 4.9	0.35	Out
Put	2023-04-21 PUT at $165.0	-0.0531	0.0011	1	2023-04-21	0.05 - 5.0	0.0	Out
Put	2023-04-21 PUT at $170.0	-0.0136	6.0E-4	93	2023-04-21	0.05 - 0.6	0.6	Out
Put	2023-04-21 PUT at $200.0	-0.0765	0.0021	1	2023-04-21	0.1 - 5.0	1.15	Out
Put	2023-04-21 PUT at $210.0	-0.0855	0.0027	1	2023-04-21	0.15 - 4.9	1.3	Out
Put	2023-04-21 PUT at $220.0	-0.0993	0.0034	22	2023-04-21	0.25 - 5.0	2.0	Out
Put	2023-04-21 PUT at $230.0	-0.1046	0.0043	5	2023-04-21	0.15 - 4.3	2.44	Out
Put	2023-04-21 PUT at $240.0	-0.1644	0.0059	3	2023-04-21	2.4 - 5.4	5.6	Out
Put	2023-04-21 PUT at $250.0	-0.2274	0.0078	6	2023-04-21	4.3 - 6.7	5.0	Out
Put	2023-04-21 PUT at $260.0	-0.3147	0.0095	8	2023-04-21	7.3 - 9.1	13.65	Out
Put	2023-04-21 PUT at $270.0	-0.417	0.0111	40	2023-04-21	10.6 - 12.5	9.98	Out
Put	2023-04-21 PUT at $280.0	-0.5311	0.0115	3	2023-04-21	15.7 - 17.4	17.5	In
Put	2023-04-21 PUT at $290.0	-0.6482	0.0112	24	2023-04-21	21.4 - 23.3	16.2	In
Put	2023-04-21 PUT at $300.0	-0.7561	0.0099	18	2023-04-21	28.3 - 30.5	29.3	In
Put	2023-04-21 PUT at $310.0	-0.8757	0.0075	1	2023-04-21	35.0 - 38.7	39.0	In
Put	2023-04-21 PUT at $320.0	-0.9666	0.0117	0	2023-04-21	43.6 - 48.0	0.0	In
Put	2023-04-21 PUT at $330.0	-0.876	0.005	0	2023-04-21	53.1 - 57.5	0.0	In
Put	2023-04-21 PUT at $340.0	-0.8971	0.0041	0	2023-04-21	63.0 - 67.2	0.0	In
Put	2023-04-21 PUT at $350.0	-0.904	0.0036	0	2023-04-21	73.0 - 77.2	0.0	In
Put	2023-04-21 PUT at $360.0	-0.8965	0.0224	0	2023-04-21	83.0 - 87.6	0.0	In
Put	2023-04-21 PUT at $370.0	-0.9019	0.003	0	2023-04-21	93.0 - 97.6	0.0	In
Put	2023-04-21 PUT at $380.0	-0.9092	0.0027	0	2023-04-21	103.0 - 107.5	0.0	In
Put	2023-04-21 PUT at $390.0	-0.9022	0.0026	0	2023-04-21	113.0 - 117.9	0.0	In
Put	2023-04-21 PUT at $400.0	-0.9162	0.0023	0	2023-04-21	123.0 - 127.5	127.5	In
Put	2023-04-21 PUT at $410.0	-0.9189	0.0021	0	2023-04-21	133.0 - 137.5	0.0	In

Saia Net Income Common Stock Over Time

The amount of net income (loss) for the period due to common shareholders. Typically differs from Net Income to the parent entity due to the deduction of Preferred Dividends.

Net Income Common Stock

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Saia Inc Historical Liabilities

While analyzing the current debt level is an essential aspect of forecasting the current year budgeting needs of Saia, understanding its historical liability is critical in projecting Saia's future earnings, especially during periods of low and high inflation and deflation. Many analysts look at the trend in assets and liabilities and evaluate how Saia uses its financing power over time.

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Is Saia's industry expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Saia. If investors know Saia will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Saia listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.

Quarterly Earnings Growth

(0.039)

Earnings Share

14.08

Revenue Per Share

105.281

Quarterly Revenue Growth

0.063

Return On Assets

0.1463

The market value of Saia Inc is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Saia that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Saia's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Saia's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Saia's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Saia's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.

Please note, there is a significant difference between Saia's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine Saia value by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Saia's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.

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Saia Stock Options

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

Open Interest Against 2023-04-21 Option Contracts

Saia Maximum Pain Price across 2023-04-21 Option Contracts

Saia Inc In The Money Call Balance

Saia Current Options Market Mood

Put-to-Call Open Interest

Put-to-Call Volume

Rule 16 of the current Saia contract

Saia Option Chain

Saia Net Income Common Stock Over Time

Saia Inc Historical Liabilities

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