Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on T-Mobile US (NASDAQ:TMUS).

And retail traders should know.

We noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this big happens with TMUS, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.

So how do we know what these investors just did?

Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 9 uncommon options trades for T-Mobile US.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 44% bullish and 33%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $198,270, and 4 are calls, for a total amount of $166,130.

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 $230.0 to $270.0 for T-Mobile US over the last 3 months.

Analyzing Volume & Open Interest

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for T-Mobile US options trades today is 462.67 with a total volume of 184.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for T-Mobile US's big money trades within a strike price range of $230.0 to $270.0 over the last 30 days.

T-Mobile US Call and Put Volume: 30-Day Overview

Noteworthy Options Activity:

About T-Mobile US

Following our analysis of the options activities associated with T-Mobile US, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.

Present Market Standing of T-Mobile US

• With a volume of 1,619,452, the price of TMUS is down -0.5% at $257.96.
• RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
• Next earnings are expected to be released in 35 days.

Expert Opinions on T-Mobile US

In the last month, 3 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $271.0.

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