Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bearish stance on Cleveland-Cliffs.

Looking at options history for Cleveland-Cliffs (NYSE:CLF) we detected 9 trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 22% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 77% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 6 are puts, for a total amount of $376,436 and 3, calls, for a total amount of $89,103.

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 $15.0 to $20.0 for Cleveland-Cliffs during the past quarter.

Analyzing Volume & Open Interest

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 Cleveland-Cliffs'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 Cleveland-Cliffs's whale activity within a strike price range from $15.0 to $20.0 in the last 30 days.

Cleveland-Cliffs Call and Put Volume: 30-Day Overview

Largest Options Trades Observed:

About Cleveland-Cliffs

Following our analysis of the options activities associated with Cleveland-Cliffs, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.

Present Market Standing of Cleveland-Cliffs

• Trading volume stands at 5,854,303, with CLF's price up by 3.27%, positioned at $15.49.
• RSI indicators show the stock to be may be approaching oversold.
• Earnings announcement expected in 24 days.

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