Looking At Citigroup's Recent Unusual Options Activity

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

Looking at options history for Citigroup C we detected 40 strange trades.

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

From the overall spotted trades, 25 are puts, for a total amount of $1,489,613 and 15, calls, for a total amount of $719,508.

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 $35.0 to $70.0 for Citigroup 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 Citigroup'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 Citigroup's whale activity within a strike price range from $35.0 to $70.0 in the last 30 days.

Citigroup 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
C PUT TRADE BULLISH 01/17/25 $35.00 $328.5K 8.3K 2.0K
C PUT SWEEP BEARISH 09/15/23 $42.50 $136.2K 13.5K 4.5K
C PUT SWEEP BULLISH 06/20/25 $45.00 $81.8K 0 1.1K
C PUT SWEEP BEARISH 09/15/23 $42.50 $79.7K 13.5K 2.2K
C PUT SWEEP BULLISH 06/20/25 $45.00 $76.8K 0 570

Where Is Citigroup Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 9,569,196, the price of C is up 0.52% at $44.57.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 63 days.

What The Experts Say On Citigroup:

  • Morgan Stanley downgraded its action to Underweight with a price target of $45
  • Credit Suisse downgraded its action to Neutral with a price target of $50
  • BMO Capital has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Citigroup, which currently sits at a price target of $62.
  • Odeon Capital upgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $50
  • Oppenheimer has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Citigroup, which currently sits at a price target of $88.

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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