What Are Whales Doing With ViacomCBS

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on ViacomCBS VIAC.

And retail traders should know.

We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

Whether this is an institution or just a wealthy individual, we don't know. But when something this big happens with VIAC, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.

So how do we know what this whale just did?

Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 34 uncommon options trades for ViacomCBS.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 41% bullish and 58%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 24 are puts, for a total amount of $1,452,091, and 10 are calls, for a total amount of $556,937.

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 $20.0 to $80.0 for ViacomCBS 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 ViacomCBS'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 ViacomCBS's whale trades within a strike price range from $20.0 to $80.0 in the last 30 days.

ViacomCBS Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Options Call Chart

Biggest Options Spotted:

 

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
VIAC PUT TRADE BULLISH 01/21/22 $40.00 $248.7K 26.8K 2.3K
VIAC PUT TRADE BEARISH 12/23/21 $40.00 $164.3K 366 166
VIAC CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/21/22 $20.00 $102.8K 9.7K 201
VIAC PUT TRADE BEARISH 02/18/22 $40.00 $93.1K 877 0
VIAC PUT TRADE BEARISH 06/17/22 $32.50 $89.2K 8.2K 0

Where Is ViacomCBS Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 4,785,784.00, the price of VIAC is up 1.61% at $30.04.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 69 days.

What The Experts Say On ViacomCBS:

  • Macquarie has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on ViacomCBS, which currently sits at a price target of $32.

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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