Truist Finl Unusual Options Activity

High-rolling investors have positioned themselves bearish on Truist Finl TFC, and it's important for retail traders to take note. \This activity came to our attention today through Benzinga's tracking of publicly available options data. The identities of these investors are uncertain, but such a significant move in TFC often signals that someone has privileged information.

Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 17 options trades for Truist Finl. This is not a typical pattern.

The sentiment among these major traders is split, with 47% bullish and 52% bearish. Among all the options we identified, there was one put, amounting to $221,760, and 16 calls, totaling $674,457.

Predicted Price Range

After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it's evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band between $30.0 and $40.0 for Truist Finl, spanning the last three 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 Truist Finl'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 Truist Finl's whale activity within a strike price range from $30.0 to $40.0 in the last 30 days.

Truist Finl Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days

Options Call Chart

Noteworthy Options Activity:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
TFC PUT TRADE BEARISH 01/17/25 $40.00 $221.7K 1.6K 26
TFC CALL SWEEP BEARISH 11/17/23 $30.00 $119.0K 34.8K 5.4K
TFC CALL SWEEP BEARISH 11/17/23 $30.00 $95.1K 34.8K 2.3K
TFC CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/19/24 $30.00 $72.9K 26.3K 4
TFC CALL SWEEP BEARISH 11/17/23 $30.00 $71.5K 34.8K 23

About Truist Finl

Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, Truist is the combination of BB&T and SunTrust. Truist is a regional bank with a presence primarily in the Southeastern United States. In addition to commercial banking, retail banking, and investment banking operations, the company operates several nonbank segments, the primary one being its insurance brokerage business.

After a thorough review of the options trading surrounding Truist Finl, we move to examine the company in more detail. This includes an assessment of its current market status and performance.

Current Position of Truist Finl

  • With a trading volume of 3,412,079, the price of TFC is up by 6.2%, reaching $31.17.
  • Current RSI values indicate that the stock is may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings report is scheduled for 65 days from now.

Professional Analyst Ratings for Truist Finl

1 market experts have recently issued ratings for this stock, with a consensus target price of $31.0.

  • An analyst from Piper Sandler has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Truist Finl, which currently sits at a price target of $31.

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