DuPont de Nemours Unusual Options Activity For June 02

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on DuPont de Nemours DD.

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 DD, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.

Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 11 options trades for DuPont de Nemours.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 27% bullish and 72%, bearish.

Out of all of the options we uncovered, there was 1 put, for a total amount of $25,730, and 10, calls, for a total amount of $337,183..

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 $70.0 to $80.0 for DuPont de Nemours 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 DuPont de Nemours'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 DuPont de Nemours's whale activity within a strike price range from $70.0 to $80.0 in the last 30 days.

DuPont de Nemours 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
DD CALL SWEEP BEARISH 06/09/23 $70.00 $48.5K 1.5K 250
DD CALL TRADE BEARISH 10/20/23 $80.00 $40.0K 421 221
DD CALL TRADE BEARISH 07/21/23 $70.00 $38.4K 3.5K 228
DD CALL TRADE BULLISH 07/21/23 $70.00 $36.1K 3.5K 71
DD CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 01/17/25 $80.00 $33.1K 167 43

Where Is DuPont de Nemours Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 5,890,777, the price of DD is up 7.11% at $72.23.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 60 days.

What The Experts Say On DuPont de Nemours:

  • Deutsche Bank upgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $80
  • RBC Capital has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on DuPont de Nemours, which currently sits at a price target of $81.
  • Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on DuPont de Nemours, which currently sits at a price target of $73.

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 DuPont de Nemours, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.

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