Quantchabot has detected a new Bull Call Spread trade opportunity for NUCOR (NUE) for the 16-Jan-2026 expiration period. You can analyze the opportunity in depth over at the Quantcha Options Search Engine.
NUE was recently trading at $158.63 and has an implied volatility of 30.37% for this period. Based on an analysis of the options available for NUE expiring on 16-Jan-2026, there is a 34.18% likelihood that the underlying will close within the analyzed range of $159.56-$178.88 at expiration. In this scenario, the average linear return for the trade would be 10.14%.
52 week high: NUCOR recently reached a new 52-week high at $158.86. NUE had traded in the range $97.59-$158.48 over the past year.
Trade approach: Reaching a new 52-week high is a bullish indicator, so this trade is designed to be profitable if NUE maintains its current direction and does not revert back to pricing on the bearish side of $158.63 on 16-Jan-2026. If possible, the trade has been padded such that slight movement against the trade would still return a profit.
Upside potential: Using this bullish strategy, the trade would be profitable if NUCOR closes at or above $157.30 on 16-Jan-2026. Based on our risk-neutral analysis, there is a 54.98% likelihood of this return.
Downside risk: As with any options trade, there is a substantial downside risk where you may lose most or all of your investment.
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