A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on General Electric.
Looking at options history for General Electric GE we detected 15 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 33% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 66% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 8 are puts, for a total amount of $451,192 and 7, calls, for a total amount of $25,939,421.
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 $80.0 to $160.0 for General Electric over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for General Electric options trades today is 1640.73 with a total volume of 22,515.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for General Electric's big money trades within a strike price range of $80.0 to $160.0 over the last 30 days.
General Electric 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GE | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 03/15/24 | $105.00 | $25.7M | 138 | 18.0K |
| GE | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 03/15/24 | $105.00 | $120.7K | 1.1K | 261 |
| GE | PUT | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 12/15/23 | $115.00 | $63.6K | 1.2K | 200 |
| GE | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/19/24 | $115.00 | $50.4K | 1.2K | 308 |
| GE | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/19/24 | $120.00 | $50.2K | 1.1K | 43 |
Where Is General Electric Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 6,447,297, the price of GE is down -2.13% at $111.2.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 90 days.
What The Experts Say On General Electric:
- RBC Capital has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on General Electric, which currently sits at a price target of $131.
- Deutsche Bank downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $141
- Barclays has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on General Electric, which currently sits at a price target of $133.
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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