Illumina Unusual Options Activity

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

Looking at options history for Illumina ILMN we detected 14 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 64% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 35% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $88,550 and 12, calls, for a total amount of $1,462,908.

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 $210.0 for Illumina 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 Illumina'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 Illumina's whale activity within a strike price range from $100.0 to $210.0 in the last 30 days.

Illumina 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
ILMN CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/17/25 $100.00 $443.9K 878 86
ILMN CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/17/25 $100.00 $291.2K 878 0
ILMN CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/17/25 $100.00 $216.8K 878 156
ILMN CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 01/17/25 $100.00 $108.2K 878 86
ILMN CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/17/25 $100.00 $97.2K 878 136

Where Is Illumina Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 331,626, the price of ILMN is down -1.76% at $196.15.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 94 days.

What The Experts Say On Illumina:

  • Baird has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Illumina, which currently sits at a price target of $229.
  • RBC Capital has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Illumina, which currently sits at a price target of $334.
  • Stifel has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Illumina, which currently sits at a price target of $265.

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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