Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bullish stance on Kenvue KVUE.
And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
Whether this is an institution or just a wealthy individual, we don't know. But when something this big happens with KVUE, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
So how do we know what this whale just did?
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 27 uncommon options trades for Kenvue.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 51% bullish and 48%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 12 are puts, for a total amount of $1,032,753, and 15 are calls, for a total amount of $1,165,327.
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 $20.0 to $25.0 for Kenvue 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 Kenvue'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 Kenvue's whale trades within a strike price range from $20.0 to $25.0 in the last 30 days.
Kenvue Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Biggest Options Spotted:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KVUE | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 11/17/23 | $22.50 | $300.0K | 24.8K | 3.0K |
| KVUE | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 11/17/23 | $22.50 | $180.0K | 24.8K | 5.5K |
| KVUE | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/15/23 | $22.50 | $159.7K | 114.8K | 3.6K |
| KVUE | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/29/23 | $21.50 | $123.0K | 15 | 4.9K |
| KVUE | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/15/23 | $22.50 | $120.6K | 56.2K | 19.0K |
Where Is Kenvue Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 25,821,029, the price of KVUE is down -3.84% at $21.52.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 62 days.
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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