American Express Unusual Options Activity For September 07

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

Looking at options history for American Express AXP we detected 10 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 30% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 70% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 7 are puts, for a total amount of $1,127,348 and 3, calls, for a total amount of $149,109.

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 $150.0 to $170.0 for American Express 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 American Express'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 American Express's whale trades within a strike price range from $150.0 to $170.0 in the last 30 days.

American Express Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

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Biggest Options Spotted:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
AXP PUT TRADE BULLISH 01/17/25 $150.00 $672.5K 2.7K 501
AXP PUT TRADE BEARISH 01/19/24 $165.00 $142.2K 2.2K 112
AXP PUT TRADE BEARISH 10/20/23 $150.00 $134.0K 2.1K 535
AXP PUT TRADE BEARISH 09/08/23 $160.00 $88.5K 1.6K 499
AXP CALL SWEEP BEARISH 06/21/24 $170.00 $86.0K 628 95

Where Is American Express Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 1,243,555, the price of AXP is down -0.75% at $156.81.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 43 days.

What The Experts Say On American Express:

  • RBC Capital upgraded its action to Outperform with a price target of $200

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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