Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bullish stance on ASML Holding.
Looking at options history for ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) we detected 15 trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 46% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 46% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $259,190 and 10, calls, for a total amount of $870,850.
What's The Price Target?
Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $590.0 to $1030.0 for ASML Holding during the past quarter.
Analyzing Volume & Open Interest
Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.
This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for ASML Holding's options for a given strike price.
Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of ASML Holding's whale activity within a strike price range from $590.0 to $1030.0 in the last 30 days.
ASML Holding Call and Put Volume: 30-Day Overview
Largest Options Trades Observed:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASML | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 07/19/24 | $118.7 | $117.2 | $117.2 | $830.00 | $199.2K | 50 | 17 |
| ASML | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 07/19/24 | $123.8 | $122.4 | $122.4 | $820.00 | $195.8K | 22 | 17 |
| ASML | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 07/19/24 | $94.5 | $93.3 | $93.3 | $860.00 | $158.6K | 59 | 17 |
| ASML | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 03/21/25 | $97.4 | $95.9 | $97.3 | $920.00 | $97.3K | 42 | 12 |
| ASML | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 05/17/24 | $52.9 | $51.8 | $52.9 | $865.00 | $84.6K | 33 | 0 |
About ASML Holding
ASML is the leader in photolithography systems used in the manufacturing of semiconductors. Photolithography is the process in which a light source is used to expose circuit patterns from a photo mask onto a semiconductor wafer. The latest technological advances in this segment allow chipmakers to continually increase the number of transistors on the same area of silicon, with lithography historically representing a high portion of the cost of making cutting-edge chips. ASML outsources the manufacturing of most of its parts, acting like an assembler. ASML's main clients are TSMC, Samsung, and Intel.
Following our analysis of the options activities associated with ASML Holding, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.
ASML Holding's Current Market Status
- With a volume of 492,022, the price of ASML is down -0.37% at $926.86.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 65 days.
Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.