Looking At Delta Air Lines's Recent Unusual Options Activity

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

Looking at options history for Delta Air Lines DAL we detected 14 strange trades.

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

From the overall spotted trades, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $178,566 and 9, calls, for a total amount of $1,053,716.

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 $33.0 to $50.0 for Delta Air Lines 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 Delta Air Lines'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 Delta Air Lines's whale trades within a strike price range from $33.0 to $50.0 in the last 30 days.

Delta Air Lines 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
DAL CALL SWEEP BEARISH 07/21/23 $37.00 $566.8K 1.6K 1.0K
DAL CALL TRADE BULLISH 03/15/24 $50.00 $209.7K 223 904
DAL CALL TRADE BEARISH 09/15/23 $38.00 $85.5K 1.7K 152
DAL CALL TRADE BULLISH 07/21/23 $39.00 $45.3K 9.0K 126
DAL PUT TRADE BULLISH 01/19/24 $37.00 $44.5K 13.4K 251

Where Is Delta Air Lines Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 5,517,864, the price of DAL is down -0.71% at $42.48.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 23 days.

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 Delta Air Lines, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.

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