KR240517C00056000 Option on Kroger Company

KR Stock  USD 51.64  0.34  0.65%   
Kroger's latest option contracts expiring on 2024-06-14 are carrying combined implied volatility of 27.19 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.79 over 76 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on 2024-06-14. The current put volume is at 77.0, with calls trading at the volume of 1.1 K. This yields a 0.07 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against 2024-06-14 Option Contracts

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

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

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

Analyzing Kroger's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Kroger regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Kroger's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Kroger's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Kroger's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Kroger Company. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in metropolitan statistical area.
At this time, Kroger's Total Stockholder Equity is relatively stable compared to the past year. As of 06/12/2024, Common Stock Shares Outstanding is likely to grow to about 1.2 B, while Common Stock Total Equity is likely to drop slightly above 1.2 B.

Kroger Company In The Money Call Balance

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

Kroger Current Options Market Mood

Kroger'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 Kroger 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 Kroger'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. Kroger'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 Kroger'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 Kroger contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Kroger Company will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 1.7% per day over the life of the 2024-06-14 option contract. With Kroger trading at USD 51.64, that is roughly USD 0.88. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Kroger's daily price movement you should consider buying Kroger Company options at the current volatility level of 27.19%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Kroger 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" Kroger calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Kroger Company stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Kroger Option Chain

When Kroger's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Kroger Company 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.
Kroger's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Kroger. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Kroger. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Kroger 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 $30.00.92680.006202024-06-1420.0 - 22.250.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $35.00.91980.009402024-06-1415.65 - 18.40.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $40.00.88380.016402024-06-1410.8 - 13.450.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $41.00.9090.017602024-06-149.6 - 10.80.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $42.00.85070.020902024-06-149.25 - 11.40.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $43.00.83770.023702024-06-148.3 - 10.40.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $44.00.96150.01802024-06-147.15 - 7.450.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $44.50.87870.030102024-06-146.75 - 7.850.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $45.00.9570.022502024-06-146.1 - 6.450.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $45.50.87460.036102024-06-144.95 - 7.550.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $46.00.86290.040202024-06-144.9 - 6.650.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $46.50.94750.033202024-06-144.55 - 4.950.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $47.00.76560.04402024-06-143.15 - 5.40.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $47.50.87310.05702024-06-142.53 - 5.70.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $48.00.73350.052902024-06-142.14 - 4.450.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $48.50.74560.066512024-06-141.4 - 3.653.28In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $49.00.90040.090902024-06-140.79 - 4.150.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $49.50.81840.122502024-06-141.35 - 2.840.0In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $50.00.66490.102332024-06-141.22 - 2.21.33In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $51.00.64630.3574982024-06-140.59 - 0.650.63In
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $52.00.26850.33476662024-06-140.14 - 0.180.16Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $53.00.07930.13147272024-06-140.03 - 0.040.04Out
Call
2024-06-14 CALL at $54.00.02160.04113182024-06-140.0 - 0.020.01Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $48.5-0.03150.044112024-06-140.01 - 0.030.2Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $49.5-0.06320.0983352024-06-140.02 - 0.050.05Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $50.0-0.11840.166221302024-06-140.04 - 0.070.07Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $51.0-0.34220.38522792024-06-140.21 - 0.230.22Out
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $52.0-0.70050.30142602024-06-140.74 - 1.00.84In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $53.0-0.8370.15419912024-06-141.54 - 2.121.76In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $54.0-0.89720.0971122024-06-141.72 - 2.812.72In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $55.0-0.89890.0659162024-06-142.74 - 4.453.75In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $56.0-0.7230.049762024-06-143.05 - 5.74.2In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $57.0-0.90290.043192024-06-144.95 - 5.82.01In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $58.0-0.7790.040172024-06-145.7 - 7.53.05In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $59.0-0.77950.035502024-06-146.2 - 8.63.95In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $60.0-0.84180.032602024-06-147.9 - 10.50.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $61.0-0.90940.025902024-06-149.25 - 10.50.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $62.0-0.77780.026902024-06-148.85 - 11.90.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $63.0-0.79880.025402024-06-1410.05 - 12.750.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $64.0-0.93840.018102024-06-1411.3 - 12.80.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $65.0-0.90190.019702024-06-1412.4 - 14.00.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $66.0-0.94320.014702024-06-1413.8 - 14.80.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $67.0-0.93490.014902024-06-1414.4 - 15.850.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $70.0-0.98880.004402024-06-1418.4 - 18.90.0In
 Put
2024-06-14 PUT at $75.0-0.86740.013902024-06-1423.55 - 25.50.0In

Kroger Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Kroger Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

12.2 Billion

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

Kroger Corporate Directors

Jorge MontoyaIndependent DirectorProfile
Ronald SargentLead Independent DirectorProfile
Karen HoguetIndependent DirectorProfile
Clyde MooreIndependent DirectorProfile

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