Looking At Intuitive Surgical's Recent Unusual Options Activity

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

Looking at options history for Intuitive Surgical ISRG we detected 10 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 40% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 60% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $155,072 and 6, calls, for a total amount of $307,860.

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 $260.0 to $330.0 for Intuitive Surgical 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 Intuitive Surgical'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 Intuitive Surgical's whale activity within a strike price range from $260.0 to $330.0 in the last 30 days.

Intuitive Surgical 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
ISRG CALL TRADE BEARISH 10/20/23 $315.00 $154.0K 72 71
ISRG PUT SWEEP BEARISH 07/21/23 $310.00 $47.3K 139 55
ISRG PUT SWEEP BEARISH 07/21/23 $310.00 $44.0K 139 107
ISRG CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/19/24 $260.00 $35.4K 299 5
ISRG CALL TRADE BEARISH 10/20/23 $295.00 $34.0K 42 10

Where Is Intuitive Surgical Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 273,155, the price of ISRG is down -1.8% at $310.04.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 43 days.

What The Experts Say On Intuitive Surgical:

  • Bernstein has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Intuitive Surgical, which currently sits at a price target of $365.
  • BTIG has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Intuitive Surgical, which currently sits at a price target of $326.
  • Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on Intuitive Surgical, which currently sits at a price target of $310.
  • Truist Securities has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Intuitive Surgical, which currently sits at a price target of $347.

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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