Fortinet Unusual Options Activity For October 16

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

Looking at options history for Fortinet FTNT we detected 11 strange trades.

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

From the overall spotted trades, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $158,487 and 7, calls, for a total amount of $524,712.

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 $40.0 to $70.0 for Fortinet 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 Fortinet'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 Fortinet's whale trades within a strike price range from $40.0 to $70.0 in the last 30 days.

Fortinet 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
FTNT CALL SWEEP BULLISH 10/27/23 $57.00 $267.5K 827 108
FTNT PUT SWEEP NEUTRAL 10/27/23 $70.00 $75.6K 100 100
FTNT CALL SWEEP BULLISH 10/27/23 $63.00 $56.0K 82 1.6K
FTNT CALL SWEEP BULLISH 11/17/23 $60.00 $50.7K 2.7K 169
FTNT CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/19/24 $65.00 $50.5K 632 1

Where Is Fortinet Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 5,431,511, the price of FTNT is up 2.39% at $59.14.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 17 days.

What The Experts Say On Fortinet:

  • Barclays downgraded its action to Equal-Weight with a price target of $63
  • HSBC downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $75
  • Mizuho has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Fortinet, which currently sits at a price target of $65.

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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