Looking At Anheuser-Busch InBev's Recent Unusual Options Activity

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Anheuser-Busch InBev.

Looking at options history for Anheuser-Busch InBev BUD we detected 18 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 66% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 33% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 15 are puts, for a total amount of $553,653 and 3, calls, for a total amount of $232,900.

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 $45.0 to $60.0 for Anheuser-Busch InBev 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 Anheuser-Busch InBev'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 Anheuser-Busch InBev's whale activity within a strike price range from $45.0 to $60.0 in the last 30 days.

Anheuser-Busch InBev 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
BUD CALL TRADE BULLISH 09/15/23 $60.00 $134.8K 10.5K 1.6K
BUD PUT SWEEP BEARISH 08/18/23 $55.00 $82.3K 6.0K 842
BUD CALL SWEEP BEARISH 12/15/23 $45.00 $60.0K 73 48
BUD PUT TRADE BULLISH 01/19/24 $55.00 $57.3K 3.1K 305
BUD PUT SWEEP BULLISH 08/11/23 $58.00 $45.2K 2.1K 104

Where Is Anheuser-Busch InBev Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 2,379,333, the price of BUD is down -1.21% at $56.16.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 1 days.

What The Experts Say On Anheuser-Busch InBev:

  • Morgan Stanley upgraded its action to Overweight with a price target of $68

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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