Check Out What Whales Are Doing With MAR

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

Looking at options history for Marriott Intl MAR we detected 26 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 69% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 21 are puts, for a total amount of $2,189,709 and 5, calls, for a total amount of $1,053,349.

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 $130.0 to $220.0 for Marriott Intl 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 Marriott Intl'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 Marriott Intl's whale trades within a strike price range from $130.0 to $220.0 in the last 30 days.

Marriott Intl 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
MAR PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 01/19/24 $190.00 $1.3M 2.2K 21
MAR CALL SWEEP BULLISH 03/15/24 $175.00 $806.2K 21 286
MAR CALL SWEEP BULLISH 04/19/24 $130.00 $83.2K 1 12
MAR CALL SWEEP BULLISH 03/15/24 $195.00 $78.3K 361 53
MAR PUT TRADE BEARISH 01/19/24 $190.00 $75.7K 2.2K 2.7K

Where Is Marriott Intl Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 1,732,625, the price of MAR is down -1.08% at $192.31.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 14 days.

What The Experts Say On Marriott Intl:

  • Truist Securities downgraded its action to Hold with a price target of $221
  • B of A Securities has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Marriott Intl, which currently sits at a price target of $225.
  • Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Marriott Intl, which currently sits at a price target of $232.

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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