A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Merck & Co.
Looking at options history for Merck & Co MRK we detected 10 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 20% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 80% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $172,220 and 5, calls, for a total amount of $254,805.
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 $110.0 to $120.0 for Merck & Co over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Merck & Co options trades today is 2920.0 with a total volume of 1,748.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Merck & Co's big money trades within a strike price range of $110.0 to $120.0 over the last 30 days.
Merck & Co 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MRK | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 05/19/23 | $110.00 | $66.0K | 6.7K | 116 |
| MRK | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 05/19/23 | $110.00 | $60.0K | 6.7K | 256 |
| MRK | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 10/20/23 | $115.00 | $56.5K | 1.3K | 173 |
| MRK | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 10/20/23 | $120.00 | $49.5K | 260 | 55 |
| MRK | PUT | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 10/20/23 | $120.00 | $40.0K | 260 | 110 |
Where Is Merck & Co Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 1,487,136, the price of MRK is down -0.47% at $114.29.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 8 days.
What The Experts Say On Merck & Co:
- Citigroup upgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $130
- Guggenheim has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Merck & Co, which currently sits at a price target of $124.
- Mizuho downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $130
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