A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Walt Disney.
Looking at options history for Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) we detected 22 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 36% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 63% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 3 are puts, for a total amount of $154,155 and 19, calls, for a total amount of $1,014,893.
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 $100.0 to $180.0 for Walt Disney over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Walt Disney options trades today is 4892.06 with a total volume of 8,354.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Walt Disney's big money trades within a strike price range of $100.0 to $180.0 over the last 30 days.
Walt Disney 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIS | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 09/23/22 | $122.00 | $126.0K | 59 | 400 |
| DIS | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 12/16/22 | $125.00 | $99.1K | 3.5K | 224 |
| DIS | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 01/19/24 | $180.00 | $96.0K | 3.0K | 234 |
| DIS | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/20/23 | $100.00 | $84.0K | 4.2K | 30 |
| DIS | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 09/16/22 | $120.00 | $71.5K | 24.1K | 439 |
Where Is Walt Disney Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 4,083,545, the price of DIS is up 0.21% at $124.52.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 85 days.
What The Experts Say On Walt Disney:
- JP Morgan has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Walt Disney, which currently sits at a price target of $160.
- Wells Fargo has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Walt Disney, which currently sits at a price target of $130.
- Credit Suisse has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Walt Disney, which currently sits at a price target of $157.
- Guggenheim upgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $145
- Wells Fargo has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Walt Disney, which currently sits at a price target of $145.
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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