Financial giants have made a conspicuous bullish move on Barrick Gold. Our analysis of options history for Barrick Gold GOLD revealed 21 unusual trades.
Delving into the details, we found 57% of traders were bullish, while 38% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 11 were puts, with a value of $1,351,379, and 10 were calls, valued at $508,821.
Expected Price Movements
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $11.0 to $25.0 for Barrick Gold over the last 3 months.
Analyzing Volume & Open Interest
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Barrick Gold options trades today is 10980.81 with a total volume of 11,440.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Barrick Gold's big money trades within a strike price range of $11.0 to $25.0 over the last 30 days.
Barrick Gold Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days
Largest Options Trades Observed:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOLD | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/16/26 | $2.44 | $2.34 | $2.33 | $17.00 | $405.5K | 13.6K | 0 |
| GOLD | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/16/26 | $2.37 | $2.35 | $2.37 | $17.00 | $200.2K | 13.6K | 2.6K |
| GOLD | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 02/21/25 | $8.0 | $7.9 | $7.9 | $25.00 | $177.7K | 152 | 225 |
| GOLD | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 12/20/24 | $5.15 | $5.1 | $5.1 | $22.00 | $168.3K | 0 | 110 |
| GOLD | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 08/16/24 | $0.97 | $0.95 | $0.95 | $18.00 | $95.0K | 950 | 1.0K |
About Barrick Gold
Based in Toronto, Barrick Gold is one of the world's largest gold miners. In 2023, the firm produced nearly 4.1 million attributable ounces of gold and about 420 million pounds of copper. At end 2023, Barrick had about two decades of gold reserves along with significant copper reserves. After buying Randgold in 2019 and combining its Nevada mines in a joint venture with competitor Newmont later that year, it operates mines in 19 countries in the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. The company also has growing copper exposure. Its potential Reko Diq project in Pakistan, if developed, could double copper production by the end of the decade.
In light of the recent options history for Barrick Gold, it's now appropriate to focus on the company itself. We aim to explore its current performance.
Current Position of Barrick Gold
- Currently trading with a volume of 13,611,866, the GOLD's price is up by 0.7%, now at $17.2.
- RSI readings suggest the stock is currently may be approaching overbought.
- Anticipated earnings release is in 5 days.
What Analysts Are Saying About Barrick Gold
1 market experts have recently issued ratings for this stock, with a consensus target price of $26.0.
- An analyst from BMO Capital persists with their Outperform rating on Barrick Gold, maintaining a target price of $26.
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