Someone with a lot of money to spend (and possibly insider knowledge) has taken an unusually bearish stance on WMT.
And retail traders should know.
Looking at options activity for Walmart WMT we detected 9 unusual trades. If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 44.44% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 55.56% with bearish. From the overall spotted trades, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $681,489 and 5, calls, for a total amount of $255,709.
What's The Price Target?
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that the smart money is targeting a price range from $137.0 to $143.0 for Walmart in the 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 Walmart'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 Walmart's smart money trades within a strike price range from $137.0 to $143.0 in the last 30 days.
Walmart 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMT | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 10/01/21 | $139.00 | $503.1K | 3.2K | 3.1K |
| WMT | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 10/01/21 | $139.00 | $41.8K | 3.2K | 3.4K |
| WMT | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 10/15/21 | $143.00 | $54.7K | 1.1K | 3.0K |
| WMT | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 10/01/21 | $139.00 | $53.9K | 3.2K | 813 |
| WMT | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 10/01/21 | $139.00 | $82.6K | 3.2K | 551 |
Where Is Walmart Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 5,286,954, the price of WMT is up -1.56% over the last 24 hours at $137.2.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 46 days.
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