Check Out What Whales Are Doing With ALB

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Albemarle.

Looking at options history for Albemarle ALB we detected 19 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 57% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 42% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 6 are puts, for a total amount of $325,995 and 13, calls, for a total amount of $632,160.

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 $175.0 to $320.0 for Albemarle 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 Albemarle'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 Albemarle's whale trades within a strike price range from $175.0 to $320.0 in the last 30 days.

Albemarle Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

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Biggest Options Spotted:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
ALB CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/19/24 $290.00 $140.1K 295 188
ALB PUT SWEEP BULLISH 05/19/23 $180.00 $126.0K 140 209
ALB CALL SWEEP BULLISH 04/14/23 $197.50 $90.0K 242 214
ALB CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/19/24 $210.00 $59.0K 136 20
ALB CALL SWEEP BULLISH 05/26/23 $210.00 $55.1K 0 58

Where Is Albemarle Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 1,341,673, the price of ALB is up 1.78% at $198.15.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 23 days.

What The Experts Say On Albemarle:

  • B of A Securities downgraded its action to Underperform with a price target of $195
  • Wells Fargo has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Albemarle, which currently sits at a price target of $277.
  • Wells Fargo has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Albemarle, which currently sits at a price target of $277.

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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