General Electric Unusual Options Activity For October 12

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

Looking at options history for General Electric GE we detected 12 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 41% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 58% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 7 are puts, for a total amount of $357,785 and 5, calls, for a total amount of $322,350.

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 $60.0 to $120.0 for General Electric 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 General Electric'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 General Electric's whale trades within a strike price range from $60.0 to $120.0 in the last 30 days.

General Electric 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
GE CALL TRADE BEARISH 10/27/23 $112.00 $108.7K 219 0
GE CALL SWEEP BULLISH 12/15/23 $115.00 $75.1K 2.1K 157
GE PUT TRADE BULLISH 10/20/23 $120.00 $74.8K 381 100
GE PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 10/20/23 $120.00 $70.2K 381 100
GE CALL TRADE BEARISH 10/27/23 $100.00 $67.5K 3 50

Where Is General Electric Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 1,373,767, the price of GE is up 0.39% at $113.7.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 12 days.

What The Experts Say On General Electric:

  • Deutsche Bank downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $141

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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