Vale Whale Trades For July 25

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

Looking at options history for Vale VALE we detected 27 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 66% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 33% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 23 are puts, for a total amount of $1,974,693 and 4, calls, for a total amount of $134,631.

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 $13.0 to $37.0 for Vale 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 Vale'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 Vale's whale activity within a strike price range from $13.0 to $37.0 in the last 30 days.

Vale 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
VALE PUT SWEEP BEARISH 01/20/23 $37.00 $184.8K 3.3K 556
VALE PUT SWEEP BULLISH 01/20/23 $37.00 $182.4K 3.3K 380
VALE PUT SWEEP BULLISH 01/20/23 $37.00 $167.6K 3.3K 274
VALE PUT TRADE BEARISH 01/20/23 $37.00 $123.2K 3.3K 456
VALE PUT SWEEP BULLISH 01/20/23 $37.00 $123.2K 3.3K 206

Where Is Vale Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 20,383,318, the price of VALE is up 3.81% at $13.07.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 3 days.

What The Experts Say On Vale:

  • Deutsche Bank has decided to maintain their Hold rating on Vale, which currently sits at a price target of $20.

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.

If you want to stay updated on the latest options trades for Vale, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.

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