Morgan Stanley Unusual Options Activity For January 02

Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bearish stance on Morgan Stanley.

Looking at options history for Morgan Stanley MS we detected 12 trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 41% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 58% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $249,130 and 8, calls, for a total amount of $1,005,235.

Expected Price Movements

Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $72.5 to $96.0 for Morgan Stanley over the last 3 months.

Insights into Volume & Open Interest

Examining the volume and open interest provides crucial insights into stock research. This information is key in gauging liquidity and interest levels for Morgan Stanley's options at certain strike prices. Below, we present a snapshot of the trends in volume and open interest for calls and puts across Morgan Stanley's significant trades, within a strike price range of $72.5 to $96.0, over the past month.

Morgan Stanley Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days

Significant Options Trades Detected:

About Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley is a global investment bank whose history, through its legacy firms, can be traced back to 1924. The company has institutional securities, wealth management, and investment management segments. The company had over $4 trillion of client assets as well as over 80,000 employees at the end of 2022. Approximately 50% of the company's net revenue is from its institutional securities business, with the remainder coming from wealth and investment management. The company derives about 30% of its total revenue outside the Americas.

Having examined the options trading patterns of Morgan Stanley, our attention now turns directly to the company. This shift allows us to delve into its present market position and performance

Morgan Stanley's Current Market Status

• Trading volume stands at 3,285,123, with MS's price up by 0.51%, positioned at $93.73.
• RSI indicators show the stock to be may be overbought.
• Earnings announcement expected in 14 days.

Professional Analyst Ratings for Morgan Stanley

In the last month, 3 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $100.33333333333333.

• In a cautious move, an analyst from RBC Capital downgraded its rating to Sector Perform, setting a price target of $85.
• An analyst from Goldman Sachs has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Morgan Stanley, which currently sits at a price target of $100.
• An analyst from Barclays has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Morgan Stanley, which currently sits at a price target of $116.

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