Financial giants have made a conspicuous bearish move on Citigroup. Our analysis of options history for Citigroup C revealed 19 unusual trades.
Delving into the details, we found 15% of traders were bullish, while 73% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 8 were puts, with a value of $385,428, and 11 were calls, valued at $1,111,090.
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 $52.5 to $82.0 for Citigroup over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Citigroup options trades today is 7133.64 with a total volume of 21,884.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Citigroup's big money trades within a strike price range of $52.5 to $82.0 over the last 30 days.
Citigroup Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days
Significant Options Trades Detected:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 05/16/25 | $4.95 | $4.85 | $4.95 | $80.00 | $424.3K | 23.5K | 2.0K |
| C | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/16/26 | $29.8 | $28.85 | $29.25 | $52.50 | $292.5K | 2.0K | 100 |
| C | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/31/25 | $1.09 | $1.06 | $1.08 | $82.00 | $65.0K | 1.7K | 1.2K |
| C | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/31/25 | $0.31 | $0.3 | $0.31 | $80.00 | $62.6K | 12.8K | 5.7K |
| C | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 05/16/25 | $12.6 | $12.5 | $12.5 | $70.00 | $62.5K | 365 | 85 |
About Citigroup
Citigroup is a global financial-services company doing business in more than 100 countries and jurisdictions. Citigroup's operations are organized into five primary segments: services, markets, banking, US personal banking, and wealth management. The bank's primary services include cross-border banking needs for multinational corporates, investment banking and trading, and credit card services in the United States.
Following our analysis of the options activities associated with Citigroup, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.
Present Market Standing of Citigroup
- With a trading volume of 3,003,461, the price of C is up by 1.85%, reaching $81.42.
- Current RSI values indicate that the stock is may be overbought.
- Next earnings report is scheduled for 76 days from now.
What The Experts Say On Citigroup
5 market experts have recently issued ratings for this stock, with a consensus target price of $91.6.
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