What the Options Market Tells Us About Iridium Comms

Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bearish stance on Iridium Comms IRDM.

And retail traders should know.

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

Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this big happens with IRDM, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.

So how do we know what these investors just did?

Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 12 uncommon options trades for Iridium Comms.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 33% bullish and 50%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 3 are puts, for a total amount of $148,149, and 9 are calls, for a total amount of $617,510.

What's The Price Target?

Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $25.0 to $40.0 for Iridium Comms during the past quarter.

Volume & Open Interest Development

Assessing the volume and open interest is a strategic step in options trading. These metrics shed light on the liquidity and investor interest in Iridium Comms's options at specified strike prices. The forthcoming data visualizes the fluctuation in volume and open interest for both calls and puts, linked to Iridium Comms's substantial trades, within a strike price spectrum from $25.0 to $40.0 over the preceding 30 days.

Iridium Comms Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days

Options Call Chart

Largest Options Trades Observed:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Ask Bid Price Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
IRDM CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 11/15/24 $9.9 $9.0 $9.3 $25.00 $186.9K 259 207
IRDM CALL SWEEP BEARISH 11/15/24 $2.05 $2.0 $2.0 $35.00 $100.0K 1.1K 746
IRDM CALL SWEEP BEARISH 04/17/25 $7.6 $5.9 $5.9 $30.00 $82.6K 387 150
IRDM PUT SWEEP BULLISH 01/17/25 $3.1 $3.0 $3.0 $35.00 $82.2K 2 274
IRDM CALL SWEEP BEARISH 04/17/25 $2.6 $2.3 $2.3 $40.00 $58.8K 1.5K 266

About Iridium Comms

Iridium Communications Inc offers voice and data communications services and products to businesses, U.S. and international government agencies, and other customers on a global basis. The company is a provider of mobile voice and data communications services through a constellation of low earth-orbiting satellites. Iridium's solutions are ideally suited for industries such as maritime, aviation, government/military, emergency/humanitarian services, mining, forestry, oil and gas, heavy equipment, transportation, and utilities. Iridium also provides service to subscribers from the U.S. Department of Defense, as well as other civil and government agencies around the world. The Company operates in one business segment, providing global satellite communications services and products.

Following our analysis of the options activities associated with Iridium Comms, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.

Current Position of Iridium Comms

  • Trading volume stands at 1,475,970, with IRDM's price up by 15.45%, positioned at $34.87.
  • RSI indicators show the stock to be may be overbought.
  • Earnings announcement expected in 0 days.

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