Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bullish stance on Morgan Stanley.
Looking at options history for Morgan Stanley MS we detected 11 trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 54% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 27% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $959,008 and 6, calls, for a total amount of $288,439.
Predicted Price Range
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $100.0 to $145.0 for Morgan Stanley over the last 3 months.
Analyzing Volume & Open Interest
In today's trading context, the average open interest for options of Morgan Stanley stands at 1542.0, with a total volume reaching 2,653.00. The accompanying chart delineates the progression of both call and put option volume and open interest for high-value trades in Morgan Stanley, situated within the strike price corridor from $100.0 to $145.0, throughout the last 30 days.
Morgan Stanley Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Noteworthy Options Activity:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 04/17/25 | $4.15 | $4.05 | $4.05 | $120.00 | $486.0K | 4.3K | 1.3K |
| MS | PUT | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 03/20/26 | $12.85 | $11.95 | $12.37 | $120.00 | $371.0K | 423 | 300 |
| MS | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 04/17/25 | $8.5 | $8.35 | $8.5 | $115.00 | $85.0K | 536 | 141 |
| MS | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 06/20/25 | $5.65 | $5.5 | $5.6 | $125.00 | $76.1K | 4.6K | 169 |
| MS | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/15/27 | $9.75 | $8.3 | $8.55 | $100.00 | $39.3K | 1.2K | 128 |
About Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley is a global investment bank whose history, through its legacy firms, can be traced back to 1924. The company has institutional securities, wealth management, and investment management segments with approximately 45% of net revenue from its institutional securities business, 45% from wealth management, and 10% from investment management. About 30% of its total revenue is from outside the Americas. The company had over $5 trillion of client assets as well as around 80,000 employees at the end of 2023.
Following our analysis of the options activities associated with Morgan Stanley, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.
Current Position of Morgan Stanley
- With a trading volume of 7,012,597, the price of MS is up by 0.52%, reaching $120.47.
- Current RSI values indicate that the stock is is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings report is scheduled for 22 days from now.
Professional Analyst Ratings for Morgan Stanley
In the last month, 1 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $126.0.
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