Cleveland Cliffs Stock Options Expiring on 25th of July

CLF Stock  USD 9.48  0.09  0.96%   
Cleveland Cliffs' latest option contracts expiring on July 25th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 3.35 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.3 over 51 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on July 25th 2025. The total put volume is at 12.7 K, with calls trading at the volume of 10.9 K. This yields a 1.16 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against July 25th 2025 Option Contracts

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

Cleveland Cliffs Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-07-25 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 Cleveland Cliffs close to expiration to expire worthless. 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, Cleveland Cliffs' option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.

Cleveland Cliffs In The Money Call Balance

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

Cleveland Current Options Market Mood

Cleveland Cliffs' 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 Cleveland 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 Cleveland Cliffs' options investors are not very successful. Cleveland Cliffs' 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 Cleveland contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Cleveland Cliffs will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.21% per day over the life of the 2025-07-25 option contract. With Cleveland Cliffs trading at USD 9.48, that is roughly USD 0.0198. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Cleveland Cliffs' daily price movement you should consider buying Cleveland Cliffs options at the current volatility level of 3.35%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.

Cleveland Cliffs Option Chain

When Cleveland Cliffs' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Cleveland Cliffs 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.
Cleveland Cliffs' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Cleveland. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Cleveland. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Cleveland Cliffs 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 IntStrike PriceCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
CLF250725C000150003315.00.0 - 0.010.05Out
Call
CLF250725C000140004214.00.0 - 0.010.01Out
Call
CLF250725C0001300073213.00.0 - 0.010.03Out
Call
CLF250725C0001250025012.50.0 - 0.010.01Out
Call
CLF250725C0001200044912.00.01 - 0.20.02Out
Call
CLF250725C0001150016411.50.02 - 0.040.04Out
Call
CLF250725C00011000378011.00.05 - 0.070.06Out
Call
CLF250725C00010500258410.50.11 - 0.130.13Out
Call
CLF250725C00010000593710.00.22 - 0.240.24Out
Call
CLF250725C0000950022919.50.41 - 0.440.43Out
Call
CLF250725C0000900030559.00.69 - 0.730.74In
Call
CLF250725C0000850013978.51.01 - 1.111.1In
Call
CLF250725C0000800023868.01.36 - 1.551.56In
Call
CLF250725C000075006667.51.94 - 2.412.05In
Call
CLF250725C000070003267.02.06 - 2.992.5In
Call
CLF250725C00006500296.52.86 - 3.33.0In
Call
CLF250725C000060001146.02.71 - 3.652.86In
Call
CLF250725C00005500525.52.38 - 4.554.3In
Call
CLF250725C00005000295.02.87 - 6.03.85In
Call
CLF250725C0000450024.53.65 - 6.73.5In
Call
CLF250725C0000400034.05.45 - 5.753.84In
Call
CLF250725C0000350053.55.45 - 6.14.68In
Call
CLF250725C0000300013.05.5 - 6.84.75In
Call
CLF250725C0000250022.56.9 - 9.054.73In
Call
CLF250725C0000200032.07.45 - 8.257.51In
 Put
CLF250725P00015000115.05.45 - 6.755.65In
 Put
CLF250725P00014000414.04.45 - 6.14.25In
 Put
CLF250725P00013000013.03.45 - 5.53.45In
 Put
CLF250725P00012500012.52.94 - 4.32.94In
 Put
CLF250725P000120003012.02.45 - 3.652.34In
 Put
CLF250725P00011500011.51.97 - 2.991.97In
 Put
CLF250725P000110007611.01.53 - 2.351.65In
 Put
CLF250725P000105008010.50.1 - 1.281.19In
 Put
CLF250725P0001000023610.00.71 - 0.770.8In
 Put
CLF250725P0000950010989.50.42 - 0.460.41Out
 Put
CLF250725P0000900015659.00.21 - 0.240.21Out
 Put
CLF250725P0000850013998.50.08 - 0.090.09Out
 Put
CLF250725P000080008368.00.03 - 0.040.03Out
 Put
CLF250725P000075006557.50.01 - 0.230.01Out
 Put
CLF250725P000070006477.00.01 - 0.020.02Out
 Put
CLF250725P000065001896.50.0 - 0.30.01Out
 Put
CLF250725P00006000756.00.0 - 0.010.25Out
 Put
CLF250725P00005500915.50.0 - 0.050.05Out
 Put
CLF250725P0000500055.00.0 - 0.090.01Out
 Put
CLF250725P0000450024.50.0 - 0.430.55Out
 Put
CLF250725P00004000254.00.0 - 0.010.01Out
 Put
CLF250725P000035001153.50.0 - 0.010.01Out
 Put
CLF250725P000030001013.00.0 - 0.610.01Out
 Put
CLF250725P0000250022.50.0 - 0.410.38Out
 Put
CLF250725P0000200032.00.0 - 0.410.01Out
 Put
CLF250725P0000100021.00.0 - 0.410.38Out

Cleveland Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

7 Billion

At this time, Cleveland Cliffs' Total Stockholder Equity is most likely to increase significantly in the upcoming years.

Cleveland Cliffs Corporate Directors

Eric RychelIndependent DirectorProfile
Susan GreenIndependent DirectorProfile
William GerberIndependent DirectorProfile
John BaldwinIndependent DirectorProfile
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Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.99)
Earnings Share
(2.43)
Revenue Per Share
38.721
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0.11)
Return On Assets
(0.03)
The market value of Cleveland Cliffs is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Cleveland that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Cleveland Cliffs' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Cleveland Cliffs' 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 Cleveland Cliffs' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Cleveland Cliffs' 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 Cleveland Cliffs' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Cleveland Cliffs is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Cleveland Cliffs' 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.