Vanguard Consumer Stock Options

VCR Etf  USD 371.79  1.50  0.41%   
Vanguard Consumer's latest option contracts expiring on September 19th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.35 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 2.71 over 66 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on September 19th 2025. The total put volume is at 1.0.

Open Interest Against September 19th 2025 Option Contracts

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

Vanguard Consumer Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-09-19 Option Contracts

Max pain occurs when Vanguard Consumer's market makers reach a net positive position across all Vanguard Consumer's options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Vanguard Consumer's option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Vanguard Consumer

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

Vanguard Consumer In The Money Call Balance

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

Vanguard Current Options Market Mood

Vanguard Consumer'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 Vanguard Etf'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 Vanguard Consumer'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. Vanguard Consumer'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.

Rule 16 of the current Vanguard contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Vanguard Consumer Discretionary will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0219% per day over the life of the 2025-09-19 option contract. With Vanguard Consumer trading at USD 371.79, that is roughly USD 0.0813. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Vanguard Consumer's daily price movement you should consider buying Vanguard Consumer Discretionary options at the current volatility level of 0.35%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
Purchasing Vanguard Consumer 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" Vanguard calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Vanguard Consumer Discretionary stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Vanguard Consumer Option Chain

When Vanguard Consumer's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Vanguard Consumer Discretionary 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.
Vanguard Consumer's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Vanguard. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Vanguard. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Vanguard Consumer 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
VCR250919C005550000555.00.0 - 2.02.0Out
Call
VCR250919C005500000550.00.0 - 2.02.0Out
Call
VCR250919C005450000545.00.0 - 1.751.75Out
Call
VCR250919C005400000540.00.0 - 1.751.75Out
Call
VCR250919C005350000535.00.0 - 1.91.9Out
Call
VCR250919C005300000530.00.0 - 1.91.9Out
Call
VCR250919C005250000525.00.0 - 1.751.75Out
Call
VCR250919C005200000520.00.0 - 1.751.75Out
Call
VCR250919C005150000515.00.0 - 1.751.75Out
Call
VCR250919C005100000510.00.0 - 1.751.75Out
Call
VCR250919C004650001465.00.0 - 1.951.95Out
Call
VCR250919C004550001455.00.0 - 1.951.95Out
Call
VCR250919C0044000014440.00.0 - 0.250.5Out
Call
VCR250919C004250005425.00.0 - 2.02.0Out
Call
VCR250919C0042000021420.00.0 - 1.51.5Out
Call
VCR250919C004100008410.00.0 - 1.751.75Out
Call
VCR250919C004050003405.00.55 - 2.951.75Out
Call
VCR250919C0040000024400.00.65 - 3.00.65Out
Call
VCR250919C003950004395.01.45 - 4.12.9Out
Call
VCR250919C003900005390.03.7 - 5.72.5Out
Call
VCR250919C003850004385.04.0 - 7.74.3Out
Call
VCR250919C0038000012380.06.1 - 9.96.1Out
Call
VCR250919C003750009375.08.7 - 12.410.35Out
Call
VCR250919C003700008370.011.8 - 15.213.71Out
Call
VCR250919C0036500010365.014.9 - 18.814.9In
Call
VCR250919C003600001360.018.7 - 22.418.7In
Call
VCR250919C0035500012355.022.3 - 26.218.1In
Call
VCR250919C003500009350.026.5 - 30.122.24In
Call
VCR250919C003450002345.030.7 - 34.430.7In
Call
VCR250919C0034000012340.035.0 - 39.035.0In
Call
VCR250919C003350005335.039.5 - 43.439.5In
Call
VCR250919C003300005330.044.2 - 47.944.2In
Call
VCR250919C003250003325.048.8 - 52.648.8In
Call
VCR250919C003150001315.058.4 - 62.558.4In
Call
VCR250919C003050002305.068.8 - 71.868.8In
Call
VCR250919C002900001290.082.4 - 86.282.4In
Call
VCR250919C002800005280.092.2 - 95.992.2In
Call
VCR250919C002350004235.0136.3 - 140.3128.4In
Call
VCR250919C002200005220.0151.3 - 155.3151.3In
 Put
VCR250919P002250001225.00.0 - 1.21.2Out
 Put
VCR250919P002500001250.00.0 - 2.02.0Out
 Put
VCR250919P002900002290.00.0 - 1.91.43Out
 Put
VCR250919P0029500011295.00.0 - 2.852.85Out
 Put
VCR250919P003000001300.00.0 - 3.03.0Out
 Put
VCR250919P0030500034305.00.1 - 1.551.2Out
 Put
VCR250919P003100005310.00.25 - 1.753.9Out
 Put
VCR250919P00315000451315.00.4 - 2.64.4Out
 Put
VCR250919P003200001320.00.6 - 2.650.6Out
 Put
VCR250919P003350004335.01.5 - 2.951.5Out
 Put
VCR250919P003400002340.01.9 - 3.51.9Out
 Put
VCR250919P003450005345.01.25 - 4.811.53Out
 Put
VCR250919P003500006350.03.2 - 5.53.2Out
 Put
VCR250919P003550002355.04.0 - 6.44.0Out
 Put
VCR250919P003700001370.08.3 - 10.78.3Out
 Put
VCR250919P003800004380.013.0 - 15.113.0In
 Put
VCR250919P003900001390.018.2 - 22.218.2In
 Put
VCR250919P005100000510.0135.9 - 140.0135.9In
 Put
VCR250919P005150000515.0140.9 - 145.0140.9In
 Put
VCR250919P005200000520.0145.9 - 150.0145.9In
 Put
VCR250919P005250000525.0150.9 - 155.0150.9In
 Put
VCR250919P005300000530.0155.9 - 160.0155.9In
 Put
VCR250919P005350000535.0160.9 - 165.0160.9In
 Put
VCR250919P005400000540.0165.9 - 170.0165.9In
 Put
VCR250919P005450000545.0170.9 - 175.0170.9In
 Put
VCR250919P005500000550.0175.9 - 180.0175.9In
 Put
VCR250919P005550000555.0180.9 - 185.0180.9In

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The market value of Vanguard Consumer is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Vanguard that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Vanguard Consumer's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Vanguard Consumer'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 Vanguard Consumer's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Vanguard Consumer'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 Vanguard Consumer's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Vanguard Consumer is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Vanguard Consumer'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.