IBM Unusual Options Activity For March 23

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

Looking at options history for IBM IBM we detected 16 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 50% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 50% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 10 are puts, for a total amount of $488,553 and 6, calls, for a total amount of $185,148.

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 $135.0 for IBM 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 IBM'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 IBM's whale activity within a strike price range from $115.0 to $135.0 in the last 30 days.

IBM 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
IBM PUT TRADE BULLISH 01/19/24 $130.00 $73.1K 3.3K 55
IBM PUT TRADE BULLISH 07/21/23 $125.00 $67.1K 940 164
IBM PUT SWEEP BULLISH 07/21/23 $125.00 $64.5K 940 253
IBM PUT TRADE BEARISH 04/21/23 $125.00 $60.0K 3.7K 150
IBM PUT SWEEP BEARISH 06/21/24 $130.00 $42.5K 450 104

Where Is IBM Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 1,735,566, the price of IBM is up 0.32% at $124.45.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 27 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 IBM, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.

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