A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Mastercard.
Looking at options history for Mastercard (NYSE:MA) we detected 25 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 32% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 68% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 11 are puts, for a total amount of $528,160 and 14, calls, for a total amount of $905,749.
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 $280.0 to $400.0 for Mastercard over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Mastercard options trades today is 392.67 with a total volume of 1,442.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Mastercard's big money trades within a strike price range of $280.0 to $400.0 over the last 30 days.
Mastercard 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 03/18/22 | $320.00 | $141.3K | 1.5K | 150 |
| MA | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 05/20/22 | $340.00 | $124.7K | 113 | 137 |
| MA | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/20/23 | $300.00 | $91.8K | 405 | 20 |
| MA | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 05/20/22 | $340.00 | $86.5K | 113 | 0 |
| MA | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 03/18/22 | $305.00 | $86.2K | 1.5K | 306 |
Where Is Mastercard Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 3,576,611, the price of MA is down -1.11% at $324.48.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 49 days.
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