Check Out What Whales Are Doing With LRCX

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Lam Research.

Looking at options history for Lam Research LRCX we detected 11 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 27% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 72% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $213,465 and 6, calls, for a total amount of $343,605.

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 $490.0 to $750.0 for Lam Research over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Lam Research options trades today is 159.22 with a total volume of 75.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Lam Research's big money trades within a strike price range of $490.0 to $750.0 over the last 30 days.

Lam Research 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
LRCX CALL TRADE BEARISH 06/21/24 $490.00 $102.1K 20 5
LRCX PUT SWEEP BEARISH 10/20/23 $655.00 $77.6K 55 33
LRCX CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 01/17/25 $520.00 $63.0K 12 3
LRCX CALL TRADE BULLISH 10/20/23 $510.00 $60.0K 0 4
LRCX CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/17/25 $550.00 $57.2K 52 3

Where Is Lam Research Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 475,651, the price of LRCX is down -1.35% at $654.7.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 36 days.

What The Experts Say On Lam Research:

  • Stifel has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Lam Research, which currently sits at a price target of $750.

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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