Looking At Las Vegas Sands's Recent Unusual Options Activity

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

Looking at options history for Las Vegas Sands LVS we detected 19 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 68% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 31% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 11 are puts, for a total amount of $531,867 and 8, calls, for a total amount of $716,070.

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 $30.0 to $67.5 for Las Vegas Sands 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 Las Vegas Sands'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 Las Vegas Sands's whale activity within a strike price range from $30.0 to $67.5 in the last 30 days.

Las Vegas Sands Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Where Is Las Vegas Sands Standing Right Now?

• With a volume of 3,176,541, the price of LVS is down -1.01% at $61.74.
• RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
• Next earnings are expected to be released in 70 days.

What The Experts Say On Las Vegas Sands:

• Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Las Vegas Sands, which currently sits at a price target of $69.
• B of A Securities has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Las Vegas Sands, which currently sits at a price target of $66.
• Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Las Vegas Sands, which currently sits at a price target of $64.
• Barclays has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Las Vegas Sands, which currently sits at a price target of $69.
• Jefferies has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Las Vegas Sands, which currently sits at a price target of $69.

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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