Barrick Gold Unusual Options Activity

Benzinga's options scanner just detected over 22 options trades for Barrick Gold GOLD summing a total amount of $2,174,262.

At the same time, our algo caught 4 for a total amount of 203,420.

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 $17.0 to $30.0 for Barrick Gold 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 Barrick Gold'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 Barrick Gold's whale trades within a strike price range from $17.0 to $30.0 in the last 30 days.

Barrick Gold Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Where Is Barrick Gold Standing Right Now?

• With a volume of 10,386,681, the price of GOLD is down -0.34% at $20.36.
• RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
• Next earnings are expected to be released in 94 days.

What The Experts Say On Barrick Gold:

• Goldman Sachs has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Barrick Gold, which currently sits at a price target of $22.
• Barclays has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Barrick Gold, which currently sits at a price target of $28.

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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