Looking At Honeywell Intl's Recent Unusual Options Activity

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Honeywell Intl HON.

And retail traders should know.

We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

Whether this is an institution or just a wealthy individual, we don't know. But when something this big happens with HON, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.

Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 14 options trades for Honeywell Intl.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 21% bullish and 78%, bearish.

Out of all of the options we uncovered, 13 are puts, for a total amount of $802,931, and there was 1 call, for a total amount of $34,500.

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 $190.0 to $200.0 for Honeywell Intl 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 Honeywell Intl'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 Honeywell Intl's whale activity within a strike price range from $190.0 to $200.0 in the last 30 days.

Honeywell Intl 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
HON PUT SWEEP BEARISH 09/15/23 $200.00 $146.4K 1.4K 299
HON PUT SWEEP BEARISH 09/15/23 $200.00 $99.6K 1.4K 299
HON PUT SWEEP BEARISH 09/15/23 $200.00 $92.7K 1.4K 201
HON PUT SWEEP BEARISH 09/15/23 $200.00 $72.0K 1.4K 38
HON PUT SWEEP BEARISH 09/15/23 $200.00 $71.4K 1.4K 140

Where Is Honeywell Intl Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 1,149,361, the price of HON is up 1.06% at $191.44.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 21 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.

If you want to stay updated on the latest options trades for Honeywell Intl, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.

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