Peak call open interest, however, resides at the deep-out-of-the-money October 410 strike, where some 54, 021 contracts lie in wait.
Furthermore, peak call open interest for the front three months of options resides at the deep out-of-the-money 70 strike, totaling more than 10, 000 contracts.
Digging a bit deeper reveals that peak front-month put open interest of 5, 319 contracts lies at the deep out-of-the-money July 38 strike.
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On the call side, peak open interest numbers 38, 255 contracts at the overhead November 16 strike, with another 36, 280 contracts at the deep-out-of-the-money November 18 strike.
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Plus, in the soon-to-be front-month series, peak put open interest of nearly 4, 600 contracts can be found at the deep out-of-the-money December 180 strike, pointing to expectations for a significant short-term slide.
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Taking a closer look reveals that peak October put open interest totals 4, 444 contracts at the deep out-of-the-money 110 strike, while peak call open interest numbers 3, 791 contracts at the out-of-the-money October 150 strike.
That said, peak January call open interest, which totals 20, 514 contracts, rests at the deep out-of-the-money 65 strike, indicating that there are still quite a few bulls betting on a big post-earnings move out of MOS. By comparison, peak January put open interest, which numbers 13, 563 contracts, arrives at the just out-of-the-money 50 strike.
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Investors positioning for the stock to continue to decline picked up deep out-of-the-money November and December expiry puts that look for the price of the underlying to suffer additional double-digit declines in the near future.
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Peak put open interest, meanwhile, totals 6, 087 contracts at the deep out-of-the-money December 70 strike.
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The most populous December call strike is the deep out-of-the-money 20 strike, where 3, 415 contracts reside.
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Peak June call open interest currently resides at the deep out-of-the-money 15 strike, totaling 24, 461 contracts.
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Additionally, another 13, 000 contracts are open at the deep out-of-the-money 65 strike in the front three months of options.
Peak put open interest rests at the deep out-of-the-money May 220 strike, totaling 2, 948 contracts, while peak call open interest numbers a mere 2, 487 contracts at the just out-of-the-money May 250 strike.
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Peak October put open interest totals 18, 652 contracts at the deep out-of-the-money 150 strike, while another 11, 743 puts are open at the 155 strike, and 10, 504 contracts are open at the 170 put.
Speculative bullish activity is heaviest in the front month, with deep out-of-the-money calls seeing the most volume.
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This preference for deep out-of-the-money call options indicates that investors have high hopes for this struggling equity.
From an open-interest standpoint, peak call open interest for the July series of options totals approximately 4, 500 contracts and resides at the deep out-of-the money 55 strike.
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