A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Capital One Financial.
Looking at options history for Capital One Financial COF we detected 11 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 0% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 100% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $576,450 and 7, calls, for a total amount of $737,424.
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 $80.0 to $125.0 for Capital One Financial 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 Capital One Financial'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 Capital One Financial's whale trades within a strike price range from $80.0 to $125.0 in the last 30 days.
Capital One Financial Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Biggest Options Spotted:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COF | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 10/21/22 | $110.00 | $357.6K | 590 | 781 |
| COF | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 03/17/23 | $120.00 | $313.6K | 244 | 546 |
| COF | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 10/21/22 | $110.00 | $152.1K | 590 | 1.1K |
| COF | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 03/17/23 | $120.00 | $116.9K | 244 | 148 |
| COF | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 03/17/23 | $125.00 | $99.7K | 16 | 222 |
Where Is Capital One Financial Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 705,964, the price of COF is up 1.04% at $109.45.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 43 days.
Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.
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