{"id":3268,"date":"2025-10-21T16:17:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T16:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/igorsplayground.com\/appcheckr\/september-2026-options-now-available-for-peabody-energy-btu\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T16:17:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T16:17:05","slug":"september-2026-options-now-available-for-peabody-energy-btu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/igorsplayground.com\/appcheckr\/september-2026-options-now-available-for-peabody-energy-btu\/","title":{"rendered":"September 2026 Options Now Available For Peabody Energy (BTU)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Investors in Peabody Energy Corp (Symbol: BTU) have new options available today, specifically for the September 2026 expiration. One crucial factor influencing the price an option buyer is willing to pay is the time value. With 332 days until expiration, these newly available contracts present a potential opportunity for sellers of puts or calls to secure a higher premium compared to contracts with nearer expiration dates. At Stock Options Channel<\/a>, our YieldBoost formula has analyzed the BTU options chain and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.<\/p>\n

The put contract at the $28.00 strike price currently has a bid of $5.20. If an investor chooses to sell-to-open this put contract, they commit to purchasing the stock at $28.00 while also collecting the premium. This effectively lowers the cost basis of the shares to $22.80 (before broker commissions). For investors already interested in acquiring shares of BTU, this could be an appealing alternative to paying the current market price of $29.91 per share.<\/p>\n

Notably, the $28.00 strike represents an approximate 6% discount to the current trading price, meaning it is out-of-the-money by that percentage. The current analytical data, including greeks and implied greeks, suggest a 69% probability that the put contract will expire worthless. Stock Options Channel will monitor these odds over time, publishing a chart of these metrics on our website under the contract detail page for this contract<\/a>. Should the contract expire worthless, the premium would yield an 18.57% return on the cash commitment, or 20.42% annualized \u2014 a figure we refer to as the YieldBoost<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Below is a chart illustrating the trailing twelve-month trading history for Peabody Energy Corp, highlighting in green where the $28.00 strike is positioned relative to that history:<\/p>\n

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Shifting focus to the calls side of the options chain, the call contract at the $35.00 strike price has a current bid of $5.75. If an investor buys shares of BTU stock at the current price of $29.91 and then sells-to-open this call contract as a “covered call,” they commit to selling the stock at $35.00. Including the premium collected, this would result in a total return (excluding dividends) of 36.24% if the stock is called away at the September 2026 expiration (before broker commissions). However, significant upside could be left on the table if BTU shares appreciate substantially, making it essential to analyze the trailing twelve-month trading history and the company’s fundamentals.<\/p>\n

Below is a chart showing BTU’s trailing twelve-month trading history, with the $35.00 strike highlighted in red:<\/p>\n

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The $35.00 strike represents an approximate 17% premium to the current trading price, indicating it is out-of-the-money by that percentage. There is also a possibility that the covered call contract could expire worthless, allowing the investor to retain both their shares and the premium collected. Current analytical data suggest a 44% probability of this outcome. Stock Options Channel will track these odds over time, publishing a chart of these numbers on our website under the contract detail page for this contract<\/a>. Should the covered call expire worthless, the premium would represent a 19.22% boost in extra return for the investor, or 21.14% annualized, which we also refer to as the YieldBoost<\/i>.<\/p>\n

The implied volatility for the put contract example is 75%, while the call contract example shows an implied volatility of 67%. Meanwhile, we calculate the actual trailing twelve-month volatility (based on the last 250 trading days and today\u2019s price of $29.91) to be 61%. For more put and call options contract ideas worth exploring, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.<\/p>\n

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