High-rolling investors have positioned themselves bearish on Morgan Stanley MS, and it's important for retail traders to take note. \This activity came to our attention today through Benzinga's tracking of publicly available options data. The identities of these investors are uncertain, but such a significant move in MS often signals that someone has privileged information.
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 10 options trades for Morgan Stanley. This is not a typical pattern.
The sentiment among these major traders is split, with 20% bullish and 80% bearish. Among all the options we identified, there was one put, amounting to $201,600, and 9 calls, totaling $599,876.
What's The Price Target?
Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $70.0 to $105.0 for Morgan Stanley during the past quarter.
Analyzing Volume & Open Interest
Assessing the volume and open interest is a strategic step in options trading. These metrics shed light on the liquidity and investor interest in Morgan Stanley's options at specified strike prices. The forthcoming data visualizes the fluctuation in volume and open interest for both calls and puts, linked to Morgan Stanley's substantial trades, within a strike price spectrum from $70.0 to $105.0 over the preceding 30 days.
Morgan Stanley Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Noteworthy Options Activity:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 12/20/24 | $70.00 | $201.6K | 70 | 900 |
| MS | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 04/19/24 | $90.00 | $96.1K | 4.9K | 2.2K |
| MS | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 04/19/24 | $90.00 | $91.3K | 4.9K | 1.6K |
| MS | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 04/19/24 | $90.00 | $89.4K | 4.9K | 463 |
| MS | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 04/19/24 | $90.00 | $83.2K | 4.9K | 20 |
About Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley is a global investment bank whose history, through its legacy firms, can be traced back to 1924. The company has institutional securities, wealth management, and investment management segments. The company had over $4 trillion of client assets as well as over 80,000 employees at the end of 2022. Approximately 50% of the company's net revenue is from its institutional securities business, with the remainder coming from wealth and investment management. The company derives about 30% of its total revenue outside the Americas.
Following our analysis of the options activities associated with Morgan Stanley, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.
Current Position of Morgan Stanley
- With a volume of 2,175,992, the price of MS is up 0.4% at $86.39.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 48 days.
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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