Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bearish stance on Moderna.
Looking at options history for Moderna MRNA we detected 13 trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 23% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 76% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 6 are puts, for a total amount of $535,114 and 7, calls, for a total amount of $515,486.
Projected Price Targets
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $30.0 to $105.0 for Moderna over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Moderna options trades today is 1368.5 with a total volume of 2,337.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Moderna's big money trades within a strike price range of $30.0 to $105.0 over the last 30 days.
Moderna Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Biggest Options Spotted:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MRNA | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/16/26 | $65.8 | $63.6 | $63.6 | $105.00 | $222.6K | 511 | 63 |
| MRNA | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/16/26 | $11.0 | $10.45 | $10.7 | $50.00 | $211.8K | 1.3K | 200 |
| MRNA | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/16/26 | $63.7 | $63.55 | $63.7 | $105.00 | $82.8K | 511 | 22 |
| MRNA | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 02/21/25 | $6.2 | $6.05 | $6.05 | $40.00 | $70.7K | 622 | 273 |
| MRNA | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 04/17/25 | $8.75 | $8.6 | $8.75 | $45.00 | $69.1K | 4.1K | 80 |
About Moderna
Moderna is a commercial-stage biotech that was founded in 2010 and had its initial public offering in December 2018. The firm's mRNA technology was rapidly validated with its covid vaccine, which was authorized in the United States in December 2020. Moderna had 40 mRNA development candidates in clinical development as of September 2024. Programs span a wide range of therapeutic areas, including infectious disease, oncology, cardiovascular disease, and rare genetic diseases.
After a thorough review of the options trading surrounding Moderna, we move to examine the company in more detail. This includes an assessment of its current market status and performance.
Current Position of Moderna
- Currently trading with a volume of 2,517,842, the MRNA's price is down by -1.57%, now at $41.34.
- RSI readings suggest the stock is currently is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Anticipated earnings release is in 48 days.
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