Looking At WAVE Life Sciences's Recent Unusual Options Activity

Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bullish stance on WAVE Life Sciences.

Looking at options history for WAVE Life Sciences WVE we detected 13 trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 53% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 46% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 3 are puts, for a total amount of $251,490 and 10, calls, for a total amount of $481,968.

Expected Price Movements

Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $7.5 to $15.0 for WAVE Life Sciences during the past quarter.

Volume & Open Interest Development

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for WAVE Life Sciences options trades today is 608.71 with a total volume of 10,303.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for WAVE Life Sciences's big money trades within a strike price range of $7.5 to $15.0 over the last 30 days.

WAVE Life Sciences Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Options Call Chart

Significant Options Trades Detected:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Ask Bid Price Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
WVE PUT TRADE BULLISH 01/17/25 $2.15 $1.7 $1.7 $12.50 $170.0K 1 1.0K
WVE CALL SWEEP BEARISH 11/15/24 $2.5 $1.95 $2.0 $15.00 $84.8K 3 1.9K
WVE CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/17/25 $7.9 $7.5 $7.7 $7.50 $77.0K 510 111
WVE CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/17/25 $7.7 $7.4 $7.5 $7.50 $75.0K 510 212
WVE CALL SWEEP BEARISH 10/18/24 $5.9 $5.6 $5.67 $7.50 $56.9K 1.3K 114

About WAVE Life Sciences

WAVE Life Sciences Ltd is unlocking the broad potential of RNA medicines also known as oligonucleotides, it targeting ribonucleic acid (RNA), to transform human health. RNA medicines platform, PRISMTM, combines multiple modalities, chemistry innovation, and deep insights into human genetics to deliver scientific breakthroughs that treat both rare and prevalent disorders. Its toolkit of RNA-targeting modalities includes RNA editing, splicing, antisense silencing, and RNA interference, providing capabilities for designing and sustainably delivering candidates that optimally address disease biology. Its programs are for rare and prevalent diseases, including alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, obesity, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and Huntington's disease.

In light of the recent options history for WAVE Life Sciences, it's now appropriate to focus on the company itself. We aim to explore its current performance.

WAVE Life Sciences's Current Market Status

  • Currently trading with a volume of 13,020,486, the WVE's price is up by 74.92%, now at $14.97.
  • RSI readings suggest the stock is currently may be overbought.
  • Anticipated earnings release is in 22 days.

Professional Analyst Ratings for WAVE Life Sciences

5 market experts have recently issued ratings for this stock, with a consensus target price of $14.4.

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