{
  "id": 7557878,
  "title": "ASML options flow shows bullish long-dated call positioning despite near-term weakness",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/asml-options-flow-shows-bullish-long-dated-call-positioning-despite",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-15T13:32:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/asml-options-flow-shows-bullish-longdated-call-positioning-despite-nearterm-weakness-93CH-4901905"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The options activity of ASML Holding NV (ASML) reveals a bullish long-dated call positioning, despite recent market weakness. Of today's volume, 85.2% are call options (10,713 vs. 1,863 puts), resulting in a low put/call ratio of 0.174, indicating bullish sentiment rather than hedging. The four highlighted strike prices all share a December 18, 2026 expiry, approximately three months away. The current price of ASML is €1,403.20 as of September 15, 3:21 PM CEST. The near-zero open interest on the €1,900 and €1,600 calls suggests new directional bets opened today, not the rollover of prior positions. There is speculation that ASML will trade 35% higher by December. The daily technical indicators, including RSI at 39.6, negative MACD, oversold StochRSI at 17.4, and a Bearish Engulfing pattern, present a bearish outlook. Additionally, the daily timeframe shows a Strong Sell signal. Despite a 3-month decline of ~13.5% from the €1,741 52-week high, the monthly chart shifts to a Strong Buy signal, indicating that longer-term investors view this pullback as a buying opportunity, which aligns with the 3-month call positioning.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Bullish long-dated call positioning on ASML despite recent weakness",
    "85.2% of today's volume are call options, low put/call ratio of 0.174",
    "Speculation ASML may trade 35% higher by December 18, 2026"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}