Check Out What Whales Are Doing With SGEN

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bullish stance on Seagen SGEN.

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 SGEN, 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 14 uncommon options trades for Seagen.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 50% bullish and 50%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 7 are puts, for a total amount of $205,761, and 7 are calls, for a total amount of $247,210.

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 $200.0 to $220.0 for Seagen 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 Seagen'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 Seagen's whale trades within a strike price range from $200.0 to $220.0 in the last 30 days.

Seagen 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
SGEN CALL TRADE BEARISH 12/15/23 $220.00 $60.5K 467 125
SGEN PUT SWEEP BULLISH 10/20/23 $200.00 $37.7K 4.9K 137
SGEN CALL SWEEP BULLISH 10/20/23 $210.00 $37.4K 8.2K 680
SGEN CALL SWEEP BULLISH 10/20/23 $210.00 $35.3K 8.2K 653
SGEN CALL SWEEP BULLISH 10/20/23 $210.00 $35.3K 8.2K 552

Where Is Seagen Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 248,945, the price of SGEN is up 0.35% at $207.9.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 37 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 Seagen, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.

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