Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bullish stance on Freeport-McMoRan.
Looking at options history for Freeport-McMoRan FCX we detected 11 trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 54% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 36% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 3 are puts, for a total amount of $126,547 and 8, calls, for a total amount of $400,815.
Predicted Price Range
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $36.0 to $60.0 for Freeport-McMoRan over the last 3 months.
Insights into Volume & Open Interest
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Freeport-McMoRan options trades today is 4349.0 with a total volume of 3,771.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Freeport-McMoRan's big money trades within a strike price range of $36.0 to $60.0 over the last 30 days.
Freeport-McMoRan 30-Day Option Volume & Interest Snapshot
Significant Options Trades Detected:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCX | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/20/24 | $5.0 | $4.9 | $4.97 | $50.00 | $74.4K | 6.5K | 0 |
| FCX | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 05/10/24 | $1.42 | $1.37 | $1.42 | $49.50 | $68.1K | 1.3K | 596 |
| FCX | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/20/25 | $12.3 | $12.1 | $12.1 | $60.00 | $67.7K | 17 | 56 |
| FCX | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 05/24/24 | $1.04 | $0.94 | $1.04 | $52.00 | $52.0K | 246 | 2.5K |
| FCX | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 05/24/24 | $0.98 | $0.97 | $0.98 | $52.00 | $49.0K | 246 | 505 |
About Freeport-McMoRan
Freeport-McMoRan Inc is an international mining company. It has organized its mining operations into four primary divisions: North America copper mines, South America mining, Indonesia mining and Molybdenum mines. Its reportable segments include the Morenci, Cerro Verde and Grasberg (Indonesia mining) copper mines, the Rod & Refining operations and Atlantic Copper Smelting and Refining. It derives key revenue from the sale of Copper.
After a thorough review of the options trading surrounding Freeport-McMoRan, we move to examine the company in more detail. This includes an assessment of its current market status and performance.
Current Position of Freeport-McMoRan
- With a trading volume of 3,338,407, the price of FCX is up by 1.82%, reaching $50.87.
- Current RSI values indicate that the stock is may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings report is scheduled for 70 days from now.
What The Experts Say On Freeport-McMoRan
A total of 5 professional analysts have given their take on this stock in the last 30 days, setting an average price target of $52.8.
- Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Scotiabank continues to hold a Sector Outperform rating for Freeport-McMoRan, targeting a price of $53.
- An analyst from JP Morgan persists with their Neutral rating on Freeport-McMoRan, maintaining a target price of $52.
- Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from Argus Research keeps a Buy rating on Freeport-McMoRan with a target price of $54.
- An analyst from Raymond James has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Freeport-McMoRan, which currently sits at a price target of $54.
- An analyst from JP Morgan has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Freeport-McMoRan, which currently sits at a price target of $51.
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