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What Are Whales Doing With Advanced Micro Devices

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Advanced Micro Devices.

Looking at options history for Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) we detected 19 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 68% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 31% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $196,513 and 14, calls, for a total amount of $766,532.

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 $77.5 to $140.0 for Advanced Micro Devices over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.

This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Advanced Micro Devices'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 Advanced Micro Devices's whale activity within a strike price range from $77.5 to $140.0 in the last 30 days.

Advanced Micro Devices 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
AMD CALL TRADE BEARISH 05/13/22 $90.00 $111.1K 1.8K 0
AMD CALL SWEEP BULLISH 06/17/22 $100.00 $104.1K 28.7K 1.4K
AMD CALL SWEEP BULLISH 05/13/22 $100.00 $75.7K 11.6K 9.8K
AMD CALL SWEEP BULLISH 05/06/22 $98.00 $60.2K 7.2K 7.1K
AMD PUT SWEEP NEUTRAL 05/06/22 $92.00 $56.5K 4.6K 2.7K

Where Is Advanced Micro Devices Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 32,199,823, the price of AMD is up 2.42% at $96.14.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 81 days.

What The Experts Say On Advanced Micro Devices:

  • Raymond James upgraded its action to Strong Buy with a price target of $160
  • Wells Fargo has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Advanced Micro Devices, which currently sits at a price target of $140.
  • Piper Sandler has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Advanced Micro Devices, which currently sits at a price target of $98.
  • Deutsche Bank has decided to maintain their Hold rating on Advanced Micro Devices, which currently sits at a price target of $115.
  • Benchmark has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Advanced Micro Devices, which currently sits at a price target of $125.

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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