Looking At Capital One Finl's Recent Unusual Options Activity

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Capital One Finl.

Looking at options history for Capital One Finl COF we detected 11 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 27% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 72% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 8 are puts, for a total amount of $640,342 and 3, calls, for a total amount of $216,750.

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 $85.0 to $120.0 for Capital One Finl over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.

This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Capital One Finl'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 Finl's whale activity within a strike price range from $85.0 to $120.0 in the last 30 days.

Capital One Finl 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
COF CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/19/24 $90.00 $158.0K 207 100
COF PUT TRADE BEARISH 03/17/23 $95.00 $150.0K 1.8K 1
COF PUT SWEEP BULLISH 01/19/24 $120.00 $136.9K 1.6K 42
COF PUT SWEEP BEARISH 03/24/23 $89.00 $134.4K 15 0
COF PUT TRADE BEARISH 01/19/24 $120.00 $64.8K 1.6K 52

Where Is Capital One Finl Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 1,494,623, the price of COF is down -5.05% at $91.22.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 41 days.

What The Experts Say On Capital One Finl:

  • Odeon Capital downgraded its action to Sell with a price target of $94

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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