Looking At Novo Nordisk's Recent Unusual Options Activity

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

Looking at options history for Novo Nordisk NVO we detected 12 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 16% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 83% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $175,356 and 7, calls, for a total amount of $464,109.

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 $85.0 to $120.0 for Novo Nordisk 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 Novo Nordisk'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 Novo Nordisk's whale trades within a strike price range from $85.0 to $120.0 in the last 30 days.

Novo Nordisk 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
NVO CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/17/25 $85.00 $148.5K 601 67
NVO CALL SWEEP BEARISH 11/17/23 $90.00 $105.0K 994 3
NVO PUT SWEEP NEUTRAL 12/15/23 $90.00 $62.5K 1.3K 3
NVO CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/17/25 $85.00 $58.5K 601 67
NVO CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 12/15/23 $95.00 $46.8K 490 44

Where Is Novo Nordisk Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 1,138,096, the price of NVO is down -2.21% at $95.28.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 11 days.

What The Experts Say On Novo Nordisk:

  • Argus Research downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $110

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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