A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Norwegian Cruise Line.
Looking at options history for Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH) we detected 21 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 28% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 71% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $69,355 and 19, calls, for a total amount of $1,159,624.
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 $10.0 to $25.0 for Norwegian Cruise Line over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Norwegian Cruise Line options trades today is 8743.0 with a total volume of 9,637.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Norwegian Cruise Line's big money trades within a strike price range of $10.0 to $25.0 over the last 30 days.
Norwegian Cruise Line 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCLH | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/20/23 | $10.00 | $125.3K | 3.9K | 106 |
| NCLH | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/20/23 | $10.00 | $125.2K | 3.9K | 206 |
| NCLH | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/19/24 | $12.50 | $116.5K | 526 | 100 |
| NCLH | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/20/23 | $22.50 | $100.0K | 8.5K | 250 |
| NCLH | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $10.00 | $93.4K | 494 | 175 |
Where Is Norwegian Cruise Line Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 14,938,275, the price of NCLH is up 4.51% at $21.77.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 23 days.
What The Experts Say On Norwegian Cruise Line:
- Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Underweight rating on Norwegian Cruise Line, which currently sits at a price target of $22.
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