This Is What Whales Are Betting On Chipotle Mexican Grill

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

Looking at options history for Chipotle Mexican Grill CMG we detected 10 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 70% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 30% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $215,518 and 6, calls, for a total amount of $183,750.

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 $1860.0 to $2000.0 for Chipotle Mexican Grill 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 Chipotle Mexican Grill'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 Chipotle Mexican Grill's whale activity within a strike price range from $1860.0 to $2000.0 in the last 30 days.

Chipotle Mexican Grill 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
CMG PUT TRADE BEARISH 08/25/23 $1860.00 $64.0K 36 15
CMG PUT SWEEP BEARISH 08/18/23 $1870.00 $60.0K 90 24
CMG PUT SWEEP NEUTRAL 09/08/23 $2000.00 $45.9K 0 3
CMG PUT SWEEP BULLISH 08/25/23 $1885.00 $45.5K 47 30
CMG CALL TRADE BULLISH 09/15/23 $1980.00 $32.2K 52 0

Where Is Chipotle Mexican Grill Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 38,031, the price of CMG is up 0.04% at $1849.21.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 67 days.

What The Experts Say On Chipotle Mexican Grill:

  • Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on Chipotle Mexican Grill, which currently sits at a price target of $2010.
  • Wedbush has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Chipotle Mexican Grill, which currently sits at a price target of $2200.
  • JP Morgan has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Chipotle Mexican Grill, which currently sits at a price target of $2050.
  • Stephens & Co. downgraded its action to Overweight with a price target of $2400
  • Truist Securities has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Chipotle Mexican Grill, which currently sits at a price target of $2230.

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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