Looking At Target's Recent Whale Trades

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Target.

Looking at options history for Target TGT we detected 17 strange trades.

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

From the overall spotted trades, 11 are puts, for a total amount of $590,635 and 6, calls, for a total amount of $322,550.

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 $115.0 to $240.0 for Target 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 Target'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 Target's whale activity within a strike price range from $115.0 to $240.0 in the last 30 days.

Target 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
TGT PUT TRADE BEARISH 12/16/22 $210.00 $163.5K 118 28
TGT CALL TRADE BEARISH 05/27/22 $150.00 $99.7K 341 30
TGT PUT SWEEP BULLISH 12/16/22 $125.00 $85.4K 193 1.6K
TGT CALL TRADE BULLISH 06/17/22 $150.00 $80.0K 356 182
TGT PUT TRADE BULLISH 05/20/22 $185.00 $63.7K 1.5K 106

Where Is Target Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 4,591,111, the price of TGT is down -0.68% at $152.39.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 89 days.

What The Experts Say On Target:

  • Deutsche Bank has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Target, which currently sits at a price target of $227.
  • Cowen & Co. has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Target, which currently sits at a price target of $190.
  • JP Morgan has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Target, which currently sits at a price target of $188.
  • MKM Partners has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Target, which currently sits at a price target of $180.
  • Telsey Advisory Group has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Target, which currently sits at a price target of $200.

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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