Financial giants have made a conspicuous bearish move on Cisco Systems. Our analysis of options history for Cisco Systems CSCO revealed 12 unusual trades.
Delving into the details, we found 33% of traders were bullish, while 66% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 5 were puts, with a value of $1,503,068, and 7 were calls, valued at $680,427.
Expected Price Movements
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $50.0 to $69.0 for Cisco Systems over the last 3 months.
Insights into Volume & Open Interest
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Cisco Systems options trades today is 4432.09 with a total volume of 14,627.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Cisco Systems's big money trades within a strike price range of $50.0 to $69.0 over the last 30 days.
Cisco Systems 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSCO | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 06/20/25 | $2.34 | $2.19 | $2.47 | $60.00 | $543.4K | 4.6K | 2.7K |
| CSCO | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/20/25 | $1.57 | $1.52 | $1.52 | $57.50 | $396.0K | 3.3K | 2.6K |
| CSCO | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 06/20/25 | $0.99 | $0.92 | $1.0 | $55.00 | $380.0K | 8.7K | 3.8K |
| CSCO | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/19/25 | $7.55 | $7.5 | $7.5 | $57.50 | $374.2K | 12.1K | 499 |
| CSCO | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 06/20/25 | $2.34 | $2.23 | $2.48 | $60.00 | $124.0K | 4.6K | 2.6K |
About Cisco Systems
Cisco Systems is the largest provider of networking equipment in the world and one of the largest software companies in the world. Its largest businesses are selling networking hardware and software (where it has leading market shares) and cybersecurity software such as firewalls. It also has collaboration products, like its Webex suite, and observability tools. It primarily outsources its manufacturing to third parties and has a large sales and marketing staff-25,000 strong across 90 countries. Overall, Cisco employs 80,000 people and sells its products globally.
Having examined the options trading patterns of Cisco Systems, our attention now turns directly to the company. This shift allows us to delve into its present market position and performance
Where Is Cisco Systems Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 8,038,008, the price of CSCO is down -1.08% at $61.76.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 0 days.
What The Experts Say On Cisco Systems
Over the past month, 1 industry analysts have shared their insights on this stock, proposing an average target price of $68.0.
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