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Check Out What Whales Are Doing With Micron Technology

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Micron Technology.

Looking at options history for Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) we detected 15 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 53% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 46% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $97,586 and 13, calls, for a total amount of $488,935.

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 $60.0 to $85.0 for Micron Technology 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 Micron Technology'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 Micron Technology's whale trades within a strike price range from $60.0 to $85.0 in the last 30 days.

Micron Technology 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
MU PUT SWEEP BULLISH 05/20/22 $60.00 $65.8K 3.7K 840
MU CALL TRADE BEARISH 05/20/22 $80.00 $56.5K 3.4K 420
MU CALL SWEEP BEARISH 04/01/22 $83.00 $54.3K 1.4K 621
MU CALL SWEEP BULLISH 05/20/22 $80.00 $51.6K 3.4K 150
MU CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 07/15/22 $77.50 $45.5K 355 172

Where Is Micron Technology Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 6,236,612, the price of MU is up 1.77% at $79.48.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 1 days.

What The Experts Say On Micron Technology:

  • Bernstein upgraded its action to Outperform with a price target of $94

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.

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