This Is What Whales Are Betting On Williams Companies

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

Looking at options history for Williams Companies WMB 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, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $224,875 and 5, calls, for a total amount of $187,730.

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 $34.0 to $34.0 for Williams Companies 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 Williams Companies'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 Williams Companies's whale activity within a strike price range from $34.0 to $34.0 in the last 30 days.

Williams Companies 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
WMB PUT TRADE BEARISH 05/17/24 $34.00 $58.5K 1 1.7K
WMB PUT TRADE BEARISH 05/17/24 $34.00 $53.1K 1 647
WMB CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 05/17/24 $34.00 $48.6K 1 717
WMB PUT TRADE BEARISH 05/17/24 $34.00 $48.5K 1 429
WMB CALL TRADE BULLISH 05/17/24 $34.00 $46.5K 1 329

Where Is Williams Companies Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 1,905,326, the price of WMB is up 1.81% at $34.29.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 21 days.

What The Experts Say On Williams Companies:

  • Goldman Sachs downgraded its action to Neutral with a price target of $35

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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