Quantchabot has detected a new Bull Put Spread trade opportunity for VULCAN MATERIALS (VMC) for the 16-Jan-2026 expiration period. You can analyze the opportunity in depth over at the Quantcha Options Search Engine.
VMC was recently trading at $309.08 and has an implied volatility of 21.34% for this period. Based on an analysis of the options available for VMC expiring on 16-Jan-2026, there is a 34.68% likelihood that the underlying will close within the analyzed range of $309.23-$316.76 at expiration. In this scenario, the average linear return for the trade would be 19.87%.
52 week high: VULCAN MATERIALS recently reached a new 52-week high at $313.37. VMC had traded in the range $215.08-$311.92 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 VMC maintains its current direction and does not revert back to pricing on the bearish side of $309.08 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 VULCAN MATERIALS closes at or above $308.30 on 16-Jan-2026. Based on our risk-neutral analysis, there is a 55.05% 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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