Vertiv Hldgs Unusual Options Activity For August 01

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Vertiv Hldgs VRT.

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 VRT, 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 24 uncommon options trades for Vertiv Hldgs.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 29% bullish and 70%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 10 are puts, for a total amount of $848,326, and 14 are calls, for a total amount of $2,690,972.

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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 $25.0 to $30.0 for Vertiv Hldgs 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 Vertiv Hldgs'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 Vertiv Hldgs's whale activity within a strike price range from $25.0 to $30.0 in the last 30 days.

Vertiv Hldgs Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Where Is Vertiv Hldgs Standing Right Now?

• With a volume of 9,084,366, the price of VRT is up 2.02% at $26.54.
• RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
• Next earnings are expected to be released in 1 days.

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 Vertiv Hldgs, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.