This Is What Whales Are Betting On Simon Property Group

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Simon Property Group SPG.

And retail traders should know.

We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

Whether this is an institution or just a wealthy individual, we don't know. But when something this big happens with SPG, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.

Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 13 options trades for Simon Property Group.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 38% bullish and 61%, bearish.

Out of all of the options we uncovered, there was 1 put, for a total amount of $42,750, and 12, calls, for a total amount of $923,140..

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 $95.0 to $115.0 for Simon Property Group over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Simon Property Group options trades today is 1788.0 with a total volume of 4,359.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Simon Property Group's big money trades within a strike price range of $95.0 to $115.0 over the last 30 days.

Simon Property Group Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

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Where Is Simon Property Group Standing Right Now?

• With a volume of 558,691, the price of SPG is up 1.55% at $114.23.
• RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be overbought.
• Next earnings are expected to be released in 95 days.

What The Experts Say On Simon Property Group:

• Stifel has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Simon Property Group, which currently sits at a price target of $130.

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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