Carpenter Technology Stock Options

CRS Stock  USD 277.87  3.45  1.26%   
Carpenter Technology's latest option contracts expiring on September 19th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.62 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.61 over 71 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on September 19th 2025. The total put volume is at 15.0, with calls trading at the volume of 34.0. This yields a 0.44 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against September 19th 2025 Option Contracts

Carpenter Technology option prices can potentially be used to forecast stock returns because most option chains provide information not only about the current prices but also about the future conditions in Carpenter Technology's lending market. For example, when Carpenter Technology's puts are not actively trading or completely missing in the marketplace, investors can use it to internalize expected shorting costs. So if an investor is writing a put option on Carpenter Technology, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting Carpenter Technology stock over its option's life.
The chart above shows Carpenter Technology'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. Carpenter Technology's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Carpenter Technology's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

Carpenter Technology Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-09-19 Option Contracts

Max pain occurs when Carpenter Technology's market makers reach a net positive position across all Carpenter Technology's options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Carpenter Technology'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 Carpenter Technology

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

Carpenter Technology In The Money Call Balance

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

Carpenter Current Options Market Mood

Carpenter Technology'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 Carpenter 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 Carpenter Technology'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. Carpenter Technology'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 Carpenter contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Carpenter Technology will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0388% per day over the life of the 2025-09-19 option contract. With Carpenter Technology trading at USD 277.87, that is roughly USD 0.11. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Carpenter Technology's daily price movement you should consider buying Carpenter Technology options at the current volatility level of 0.62%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
Purchasing Carpenter Technology 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" Carpenter calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Carpenter Technology stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Carpenter Technology Option Chain

When Carpenter Technology's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Carpenter Technology 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.
Carpenter Technology's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Carpenter. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Carpenter. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Carpenter Technology 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
CRS250919C003900000390.00.0 - 1.91.9Out
Call
CRS250919C003800000380.00.05 - 1.550.05Out
Call
CRS250919C003700000370.00.05 - 2.350.05Out
Call
CRS250919C003600002360.00.85 - 2.22.9Out
Call
CRS250919C003500000350.01.0 - 2.81.0Out
Call
CRS250919C003400004340.02.0 - 4.24.7Out
Call
CRS250919C0033000012330.02.05 - 5.24.65Out
Call
CRS250919C003200005320.04.3 - 6.05.4Out
Call
CRS250919C003100004310.06.7 - 8.411.0Out
Call
CRS250919C003000001229300.09.3 - 10.99.18Out
Call
CRS250919C0029000080290.013.3 - 14.413.3Out
Call
CRS250919C0028000040280.017.1 - 18.717.45Out
Call
CRS250919C00270000129270.021.8 - 24.122.5In
Call
CRS250919C0026000030260.027.5 - 30.135.52In
Call
CRS250919C00250000757250.033.9 - 36.928.5In
Call
CRS250919C0024000063240.040.6 - 44.151.34In
Call
CRS250919C00230000171230.048.7 - 52.164.05In
Call
CRS250919C0022000037220.057.5 - 60.644.0In
Call
CRS250919C00210000111210.066.4 - 69.542.3In
Call
CRS250919C00200000113200.075.7 - 78.862.3In
Call
CRS250919C0019500050195.080.1 - 83.880.1In
Call
CRS250919C00190000197190.084.9 - 88.283.63In
Call
CRS250919C0018500052185.089.7 - 93.089.7In
Call
CRS250919C0018000012180.094.5 - 97.869.0In
Call
CRS250919C0017500022175.099.5 - 102.799.5In
Call
CRS250919C001700004170.0104.2 - 107.583.98In
Call
CRS250919C001650002165.0109.1 - 112.8109.1In
Call
CRS250919C00160000150160.0114.5 - 117.7114.5In
Call
CRS250919C001500001150.0123.8 - 127.4123.8In
Call
CRS250919C001050001105.0168.3 - 171.9168.3In
Call
CRS250919C00090000190.0183.5 - 186.8183.5In
 Put
CRS250919P003900000390.0113.7 - 117.2113.7In
 Put
CRS250919P003800000380.0103.7 - 107.2103.7In
 Put
CRS250919P003700000370.093.7 - 97.493.7In
 Put
CRS250919P003600000360.083.9 - 87.583.9In
 Put
CRS250919P003500000350.074.6 - 78.074.6In
 Put
CRS250919P003400000340.065.3 - 68.665.3In
 Put
CRS250919P003300000330.056.7 - 59.756.7In
 Put
CRS250919P003200000320.047.7 - 51.247.7In
 Put
CRS250919P003100000310.040.0 - 43.540.0In
 Put
CRS250919P003000001300.032.6 - 35.436.0In
 Put
CRS250919P0029000011290.026.1 - 29.233.7In
 Put
CRS250919P0028000014280.020.4 - 23.516.3In
 Put
CRS250919P00270000176270.015.5 - 17.917.0Out
 Put
CRS250919P002600008260.011.7 - 13.413.0Out
 Put
CRS250919P00250000318250.08.5 - 10.09.35Out
 Put
CRS250919P0024000045240.06.2 - 7.46.6Out
 Put
CRS250919P00230000163230.04.0 - 5.94.75Out
 Put
CRS250919P0022000061220.02.25 - 4.42.6Out
 Put
CRS250919P0021000035210.00.65 - 4.03.13Out
 Put
CRS250919P0020000012200.01.0 - 3.22.25Out
 Put
CRS250919P00195000197195.00.55 - 2.955.1Out
 Put
CRS250919P0019000034190.00.05 - 1.954.5Out
 Put
CRS250919P0018500022185.00.2 - 2.351.3Out
 Put
CRS250919P0018000037180.00.05 - 2.852.56Out
 Put
CRS250919P00175000127175.00.05 - 2.70.8Out
 Put
CRS250919P001700005170.00.05 - 2.651.56Out
 Put
CRS250919P0016500066165.00.05 - 2.552.3Out
 Put
CRS250919P0016000020160.00.0 - 2.454.69Out
 Put
CRS250919P001550009155.00.0 - 2.42.4Out
 Put
CRS250919P00150000252150.00.0 - 1.81.8Out
 Put
CRS250919P001450003145.00.0 - 1.751.75Out
 Put
CRS250919P001400003140.00.0 - 2.32.3Out
 Put
CRS250919P00135000359135.00.0 - 1.71.7Out
 Put
CRS250919P0013000017130.00.0 - 1.651.65Out
 Put
CRS250919P001250002125.00.0 - 1.651.65Out
 Put
CRS250919P001200005120.00.0 - 1.61.6Out
 Put
CRS250919P001150003115.00.0 - 1.61.6Out
 Put
CRS250919P001100004110.00.0 - 1.551.55Out
 Put
CRS250919P001050003105.00.0 - 1.551.55Out
 Put
CRS250919P001000002100.00.0 - 1.551.55Out

Carpenter Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

1.97 Billion

At this time, Carpenter Technology's Total Stockholder Equity is comparatively stable compared to the past year.

Carpenter Technology Corporate Directors

Viola AcoffIndependent DirectorProfile
Stephen WardIndependent DirectorProfile
Robert McMasterIndependent DirectorProfile
Jeffrey WadsworthIndependent DirectorProfile

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