Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bullish stance on Boeing BA.
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 BA, 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 19 uncommon options trades for Boeing.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 52% bullish and 47%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 3 are puts, for a total amount of $184,555, and 16 are calls, for a total amount of $2,411,767.
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 $100.0 to $265.0 for Boeing over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Boeing options trades today is 2178.56 with a total volume of 3,319.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Boeing's big money trades within a strike price range of $100.0 to $265.0 over the last 30 days.
Boeing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/17/25 | $220.00 | $672.0K | 593 | 380 |
| BA | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/17/25 | $220.00 | $630.0K | 593 | 70 |
| BA | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/17/25 | $220.00 | $296.4K | 593 | 0 |
| BA | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $265.00 | $120.3K | 124 | 20 |
| BA | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 09/15/23 | $100.00 | $110.0K | 119 | 10 |
Where Is Boeing Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 1,364,295, the price of BA is up 3.06% at $209.59.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 43 days.
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 Boeing, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.
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