MSFT is on Schaeffer’s Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White’s list of stocks that attracted the highest weekly options volume in the last 10 days
The shares of Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) hit a fresh record high of $377.10 earlier today, now up 1.5% at $375.25 at last check. The stock has charged higher on the charts of late, fresh off its fourth-straight weekly win and above all moving averages between the 20- and 320-day trendlines, with the former providing support through October.
Microsoft stock is a staple amongst options traders, and the past two weeks have been no different amid its most recent run. According to Schaeffer’s Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White’s list of stocks that have attracted the highest weekly options volume in the last 10 days, MSFT has seen 2,682,497 calls and 1,738,973 puts exchanged during this time. The most popular contract over this period was the November 375 call, followed by the 372.50 call in the same monthly series.
These options traders are in luck at the moment, too. MSFT is seeing attractively priced premium at the moment, per its Schaeffer’s Volatility Index (SVI) of 20%, which ranks in the low 10th percentile of its annual range.