This Is What Whales Are Betting On Target

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Target.

Looking at options history for Target TGT we detected 10 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 40% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 60% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 6 are puts, for a total amount of $498,620 and 4, calls, for a total amount of $126,660.

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 $65.0 to $145.0 for Target over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Target options trades today is 4686.0 with a total volume of 3,271.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Target's big money trades within a strike price range of $65.0 to $145.0 over the last 30 days.

Target 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
TGT PUT SWEEP BEARISH 08/18/23 $130.00 $189.3K 1.9K 765
TGT PUT SWEEP BEARISH 08/18/23 $130.00 $126.9K 1.9K 451
TGT PUT SWEEP BEARISH 08/18/23 $130.00 $66.6K 1.9K 1.1K
TGT PUT TRADE BULLISH 07/28/23 $135.00 $62.4K 325 118
TGT CALL TRADE BULLISH 07/28/23 $135.00 $42.0K 2.3K 60

Where Is Target Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 1,647,700, the price of TGT is up 0.94% at $131.23.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 29 days.

What The Experts Say On Target:

  • TD Cowen has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Target, which currently sits at a price target of $166.

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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