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What Are Whales Doing With Walt Disney

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 10 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 40% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 60% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $213,825 and 5, calls, for a total amount of $333,724.

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 $85.0 to $130.0 for Walt Disney over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

Looking at the volume and open interest is a powerful move while trading options. This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Walt Disney'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 Walt Disney's whale trades within a strike price range from $85.0 to $130.0 in 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 NEUTRAL 08/19/22 $120.00 $114.1K 2.3K 316
DIS CALL TRADE BEARISH 06/03/22 $112.00 $113.6K 2.7K 1.7K
DIS PUT SWEEP BULLISH 08/19/22 $100.00 $87.2K 1.0K 314
DIS CALL SWEEP BEARISH 06/03/22 $112.00 $48.7K 2.7K 741
DIS PUT SWEEP BULLISH 01/20/23 $85.00 $33.5K 3.6K 113

Where Is Walt Disney Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 3,294,068, the price of DIS is down -0.49% at $109.89.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 71 days.

What The Experts Say On Walt Disney:

  • Rosenblatt has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Walt Disney, which currently sits at a price target of $174.
  • Daiwa Capital has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Walt Disney, which currently sits at a price target of $151.
  • Goldman Sachs has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Walt Disney, which currently sits at a price target of $148.
  • Credit Suisse has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Walt Disney, which currently sits at a price target of $170.
  • KGI Securities downgraded its action to Outperform with 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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