This Is What Whales Are Betting On JPMorgan Chase

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on JPMorgan Chase JPM.

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 JPM, 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 18 uncommon options trades for JPMorgan Chase.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 16% bullish and 83%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $140,239, and 14 are calls, for a total amount of $5,421,966.

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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 $90.0 to $185.0 for JPMorgan Chase over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

Looking at the volume and open interest is a powerful move while trading options. This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for JPMorgan Chase'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 JPMorgan Chase's whale trades within a strike price range from $90.0 to $185.0 in the last 30 days.

JPMorgan Chase Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Where Is JPMorgan Chase Standing Right Now?

• With a volume of 2,141,031, the price of JPM is up 0.63% at $157.34.
• RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be overbought.
• Next earnings are expected to be released in 70 days.

What The Experts Say On JPMorgan Chase:

• Citigroup downgraded its action to Neutral with a price target of $160
• Morgan Stanley downgraded its action to Overweight with a price target of $160
• Oppenheimer has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on JPMorgan Chase, which currently sits at a price target of $227.
• Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on JPMorgan Chase, which currently sits at a price target of $173.
• Atlantic Equities has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on JPMorgan Chase, which currently sits at a price target of $160.

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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