Looking At Royal Caribbean Gr's Recent Unusual Options Activity

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bullish stance on Royal Caribbean Gr RCL.

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 RCL, 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 32 uncommon options trades for Royal Caribbean Gr.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 62% bullish and 37%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 25 are puts, for a total amount of $977,118, and 7 are calls, for a total amount of $512,930.

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 $50.0 to $140.0 for Royal Caribbean Gr 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 Royal Caribbean Gr'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 Royal Caribbean Gr's whale activity within a strike price range from $50.0 to $140.0 in the last 30 days.

Royal Caribbean Gr 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
RCL CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 12/15/23 $90.00 $149.8K 407 100
RCL CALL SWEEP BULLISH 12/15/23 $90.00 $144.9K 407 370
RCL PUT SWEEP BULLISH 08/18/23 $100.00 $81.6K 152 242
RCL PUT TRADE BEARISH 01/19/24 $115.00 $72.9K 12 35
RCL PUT SWEEP BULLISH 01/17/25 $135.00 $65.2K 89 43

Where Is Royal Caribbean Gr Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 4,386,038, the price of RCL is down -0.47% at $97.46.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 31 days.

What The Experts Say On Royal Caribbean Gr:

  • B of A Securities has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Royal Caribbean Gr, which currently sits at a price target of $95.
  • Truist Securities has decided to maintain their Hold rating on Royal Caribbean Gr, which currently sits at a price target of $85.
  • JP Morgan has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Royal Caribbean Gr, which currently sits at a price target of $103.
  • Argus Research has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Royal Caribbean Gr, which currently sits at a price target of $92.

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 Royal Caribbean Gr, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.

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