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Biogen Whale Trades For October 20

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Biogen.

Looking at options history for Biogen (NASDAQ:BIIB) we detected 12 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 33% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 66% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $83,960 and 10, calls, for a total amount of $1,173,660.

What's The Price Target?

Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $170.0 to $270.0 for Biogen over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

Looking at the volume and open interest is a powerful move while trading options. This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Biogen's options for a given strike price. Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Biogen's whale trades within a strike price range from $170.0 to $270.0 in the last 30 days.

Biogen Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
BIIB CALL TRADE BEARISH 11/18/22 $170.00 $373.8K 41 40
BIIB CALL SWEEP BEARISH 10/21/22 $220.00 $338.0K 963 4
BIIB CALL TRADE BULLISH 11/18/22 $240.00 $162.5K 165 50
BIIB CALL SWEEP BEARISH 10/28/22 $270.00 $55.6K 883 22
BIIB CALL SWEEP BULLISH 10/21/22 $200.00 $54.0K 1.8K 17

Where Is Biogen Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 576,139, the price of BIIB is down -1.29% at $261.04.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 5 days.

What The Experts Say On Biogen:

  • Baird upgraded its action to Outperform with a price target of $340
  • Wedbush has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Biogen, which currently sits at a price target of $217.
  • Truist Securities has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Biogen, which currently sits at a price target of $265.
  • JP Morgan has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Biogen, which currently sits at a price target of $275.
  • Stifel upgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $299

Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.

If you want to stay updated on the latest options trades for Biogen, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.

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