D.R. Horton Unusual Options Activity

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on D.R. Horton.

Looking at options history for D.R. Horton DHI we detected 24 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 41% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 58% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 18 are puts, for a total amount of $829,394 and 6, calls, for a total amount of $505,656.

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 $97.5 to $131.0 for D.R. Horton 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 D.R. Horton'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 D.R. Horton's whale activity within a strike price range from $97.5 to $131.0 in the last 30 days.

D.R. Horton Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

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Biggest Options Spotted:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
DHI CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/19/24 $105.00 $147.8K 1.4K 160
DHI CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/19/24 $105.00 $114.6K 1.4K 0
DHI CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/17/25 $97.50 $110.0K 5 0
DHI PUT TRADE BULLISH 11/17/23 $125.00 $61.2K 787 0
DHI CALL SWEEP BEARISH 11/17/23 $125.00 $61.1K 202 956

Where Is D.R. Horton Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 1,859,671, the price of DHI is down -0.05% at $116.44.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 82 days.

What The Experts Say On D.R. Horton:

  • Credit Suisse downgraded its action to Neutral with a price target of $120
  • JP Morgan has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on D.R. Horton, which currently sits at a price target of $146.
  • JMP Securities has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on D.R. Horton, which currently sits at a price target of $140.
  • BTIG has decided to maintain their Buy rating on D.R. Horton, which currently sits at a price target of $164.
  • Keefe, Bruyette & Woods has decided to maintain their Market Perform rating on D.R. Horton, which currently sits at a price target of $142.

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