Check Out What Whales Are Doing With CSCO

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Cisco Systems.

Looking at options history for Cisco Systems CSCO we detected 10 strange trades.

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

From the overall spotted trades, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $129,481 and 6, calls, for a total amount of $276,453.

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 $57.5 for Cisco Systems 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 Cisco Systems'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 Cisco Systems's whale trades within a strike price range from $45.0 to $57.5 in the last 30 days.

Cisco Systems Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Where Is Cisco Systems Standing Right Now?

• With a volume of 4,695,234, the price of CSCO is up 1.25% at $53.65.
• RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
• Next earnings are expected to be released in 6 days.

What The Experts Say On Cisco Systems:

• B of A Securities downgraded its action to Neutral with a price target of $56
• JP Morgan upgraded its action to Overweight with a price target of $62
• Exane BNP Paribas downgraded its action to Underperform with a price target of $45

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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