Nike Inc (NKE) quietly hit an all-time high on Monday, and today's call buyers are betting on more upside
At $104.72, Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) is 0.1% higher today, and options bulls are stepping up. Data shows call volume at twice the expected intraday pace, with 13,000 of the contracts changing hands so far, compared to fewer than 2,700 puts. There's likely buy-to-open activity occurring at the in-the-money June 103 call, as traders bet on NKE to continue its ascent above $103 through the close on Friday, June 19, when front-month options expire.
It's not uncommon to see the equity's option traders focused on calls. According to NKE's Schaeffer's put/call open interest ratio (SOIR) of 0.78, call open interest outweighs put open interest among options expiring within the next three months. Plus, the reading points to a stronger-than-usual preference for calls over puts, since it falls in the 35th annual percentile.
The majority of analysts are on the bullish side of the fence with it comes to NKE. The stock boasts 13 "buy" or better ratings, eight "holds," and no "sells." And it's no wonder, given the equity's 41.5% year-over-year lead. What's more, it just hit an all-time best of $105.50 on Monday. Against this backdrop, Nike Inc's (NYSE:NKE) 14-day Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 68 is closing in on overbought territory, suggesting a near-term pullback may be in the cards.