This Is What Whales Are Betting On MercadoLibre

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

Looking at options history for MercadoLibre MELI we detected 20 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 35% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 65% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 7 are puts, for a total amount of $370,442 and 13, calls, for a total amount of $977,942.

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 $1080.0 to $1540.0 for MercadoLibre 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 MercadoLibre'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 MercadoLibre's whale activity within a strike price range from $1080.0 to $1540.0 in the last 30 days.

MercadoLibre 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
MELI CALL TRADE BEARISH 11/17/23 $1180.00 $315.0K 44 0
MELI CALL TRADE BEARISH 11/17/23 $1300.00 $108.8K 229 68
MELI CALL SWEEP BULLISH 11/17/23 $1300.00 $108.8K 229 36
MELI PUT SWEEP BULLISH 11/10/23 $1220.00 $104.2K 43 4
MELI CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 11/17/23 $1300.00 $101.1K 229 0

Where Is MercadoLibre Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 178,344, the price of MELI is up 1.44% at $1217.7.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 2 days.

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