A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Lockheed Martin.
Looking at options history for Lockheed Martin LMT we detected 11 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 63% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 36% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 8 are puts, for a total amount of $325,878 and 3, calls, for a total amount of $94,785.
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 $450.0 to $620.0 for Lockheed Martin over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Lockheed Martin options trades today is 150.56 with a total volume of 474.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Lockheed Martin's big money trades within a strike price range of $450.0 to $620.0 over the last 30 days.
Lockheed Martin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMT | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 12/16/22 | $465.00 | $61.2K | 244 | 106 |
| LMT | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 12/16/22 | $465.00 | $58.8K | 244 | 22 |
| LMT | PUT | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/17/25 | $620.00 | $44.6K | 1 | 3 |
| LMT | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/20/23 | $490.00 | $38.0K | 89 | 59 |
| LMT | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 12/16/22 | $520.00 | $37.2K | 309 | 204 |
Where Is Lockheed Martin Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 685,925, the price of LMT is down -2.26% at $473.88.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 81 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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