DexCom Unusual Options Activity For September 22

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bullish stance on DexCom DXCM.

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 DXCM, 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 12 uncommon options trades for DexCom.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 58% bullish and 41%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 8 are puts, for a total amount of $711,886, and 4 are calls, for a total amount of $293,370.

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 $80.0 to $120.0 for DexCom over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for DexCom options trades today is 428.42 with a total volume of 1,551.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for DexCom's big money trades within a strike price range of $80.0 to $120.0 over the last 30 days.

DexCom 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
DXCM PUT SWEEP BULLISH 01/19/24 $87.50 $291.0K 314 503
DXCM CALL SWEEP BULLISH 02/16/24 $80.00 $176.7K 3 10
DXCM PUT SWEEP BULLISH 11/17/23 $100.00 $112.6K 274 96
DXCM PUT TRADE BEARISH 03/15/24 $85.00 $81.3K 200 100
DXCM PUT SWEEP NEUTRAL 10/20/23 $95.00 $78.0K 1.8K 101

Where Is DexCom Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 1,396,855, the price of DXCM is down -0.82% at $88.35.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 34 days.

What The Experts Say On DexCom:

  • UBS has decided to maintain their Buy rating on DexCom, which currently sits at a price target of $138.
  • Raymond James has decided to maintain their Strong Buy rating on DexCom, which currently sits at a price target of $131.

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

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