Looking At Moderna's Recent Unusual Options Activity

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

Looking at options history for Moderna MRNA we detected 18 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 $306,189 and 10, calls, for a total amount of $615,365.

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 $90.0 to $180.0 for Moderna over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Moderna options trades today is 710.0 with a total volume of 3,177.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Moderna's big money trades within a strike price range of $90.0 to $180.0 over the last 30 days.

Moderna 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
MRNA CALL SWEEP BULLISH 05/05/23 $140.00 $151.0K 77 260
MRNA CALL TRADE BULLISH 04/28/23 $140.00 $104.3K 201 567
MRNA CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 04/28/23 $140.00 $63.0K 201 142
MRNA PUT SWEEP BEARISH 06/16/23 $135.00 $54.4K 2.0K 71
MRNA CALL TRADE BULLISH 05/05/23 $145.00 $51.1K 355 477

Where Is Moderna Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 2,320,648, the price of MRNA is down -1.36% at $142.01.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 15 days.

What The Experts Say On Moderna:

  • JP Morgan has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Moderna, which currently sits at a price target of $145.
  • JP Morgan has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Moderna, which currently sits at a price target of $140.

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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