This Is What Smart Money Is Betting On Moderna

Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 18 uncommon options trades for Moderna MRNA. The overall sentiment shows 55.56% of the big-money traders are bullish on the stock and 44.44%, bearish. Out of all of the special options found by our algorithm, 7 are puts, for a total amount of $859,735 and 11, calls, for a total amount of $1,755,503.

What's The Price Target?

Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that the smart money is targeting a price range from $360.0 to $520.0 for Moderna in the over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

Looking at the volume and open interest is a powerful move while trading options. This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Moderna's options for a given strike price. Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Moderna's smart money trades within a strike price range from $360.0 to $520.0 in the last 30 days.

Moderna Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Options Call Chart

Biggest Options Spotted:

 

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
MRNA PUT SWEEP BULLISH 10/15/21 $400.00 $180.0K 5.9K 612
MRNA CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/21/22 $520.00 $550.0K 2.6K 101
MRNA PUT SWEEP BULLISH 10/15/21 $360.00 $141.7K 1.8K 651
MRNA CALL SWEEP BEARISH 09/24/21 $450.00 $30.6K 4.3K 7.7K
MRNA PUT SWEEP BULLISH 10/15/21 $360.00 $114.8K 1.8K 1.2K

Where Is Moderna Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 8,888,446, the price of MRNA is up -4.59% over the last 24 hours at $433.75.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 34 days.

Price and RSI Chart

What The Experts Say On Moderna:

  • Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on Moderna, which currently sits at a price target of $337.0.

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