Looking At Cisco Systems's Recent Unusual Options Activity

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

Looking at options history for Cisco Systems CSCO we detected 11 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 45% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 54% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $707,290 and 6, calls, for a total amount of $503,325.

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 $45.0 to $55.0 for Cisco Systems 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 Cisco Systems'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 Cisco Systems's whale activity within a strike price range from $45.0 to $55.0 in the last 30 days.

Cisco Systems 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
CSCO PUT TRADE BEARISH 01/17/25 $55.00 $575.0K 2.1K 0
CSCO CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/19/24 $55.00 $287.5K 30.1K 2.6K
CSCO CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/17/25 $55.00 $71.9K 5.3K 162
CSCO CALL SWEEP BEARISH 12/01/23 $55.00 $41.1K 212 3
CSCO CALL SWEEP BEARISH 03/15/24 $52.50 $37.4K 171 270

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Where Is Cisco Systems Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 6,652,000, the price of CSCO is up 0.93% at $52.67.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 13 days.

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