Freeport-McMoRan Unusual Options Activity For July 18

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

Looking at options history for Freeport-McMoRan FCX 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, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $182,099 and 6, calls, for a total amount of $441,442.

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 $25.0 to $42.0 for Freeport-McMoRan 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 Freeport-McMoRan'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 Freeport-McMoRan's whale trades within a strike price range from $25.0 to $42.0 in the last 30 days.

Freeport-McMoRan 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
FCX CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 01/19/24 $25.00 $164.5K 1.2K 190
FCX CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/19/24 $25.00 $82.2K 1.2K 90
FCX PUT SWEEP BEARISH 09/15/23 $42.00 $66.0K 264 291
FCX CALL SWEEP BEARISH 07/21/23 $40.00 $60.0K 15.5K 579
FCX CALL SWEEP BEARISH 07/21/23 $40.00 $59.4K 15.5K 558

Where Is Freeport-McMoRan Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 2,768,316, the price of FCX is up 0.27% at $40.57.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 2 days.

What The Experts Say On Freeport-McMoRan:

  • Bernstein downgraded its action to Market Perform with a price target of $41
  • Citigroup downgraded its action to Neutral with a price target of $46
  • Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on Freeport-McMoRan, which currently sits at a price target of $38.

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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