Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Blackstone (NYSE:BX).
And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
Whether this is an institution or just a wealthy individual, we don't know. But when something this big happens with BX, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
So how do we know what this whale just did?
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 18 uncommon options trades for Blackstone.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 33% bullish and 66%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 8 are puts, for a total amount of $462,860, and 10 are calls, for a total amount of $460,028.
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 $130.0 for Blackstone over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Blackstone options trades today is 937.07 with a total volume of 5,295.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Blackstone's big money trades within a strike price range of $100.0 to $130.0 over the last 30 days.
Blackstone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BX | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/19/24 | $110.00 | $137.2K | 591 | 74 |
| BX | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 05/20/22 | $130.00 | $99.8K | 1.7K | 1.0K |
| BX | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/19/24 | $110.00 | $73.2K | 591 | 221 |
| BX | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 04/29/22 | $120.00 | $65.2K | 101 | 371 |
| BX | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 05/20/22 | $115.00 | $62.7K | 2.1K | 157 |
Where Is Blackstone Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 1,743,032, the price of BX is up 1.97% at $115.67.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 8 days.
What The Experts Say On Blackstone:
- Exane BNP Paribas downgraded its action to Neutral with a price target of $135
- Deutsche Bank has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Blackstone, which currently sits at a price target of $186.
- Citigroup has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Blackstone, which currently sits at a price target of $117.
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.
