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Altria Group Whale Trades For March 24

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Altria Group.

Looking at options history for Altria Group (NYSE:MO) we detected 21 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 0% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 100% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $122,668 and 19, calls, for a total amount of $1,780,080.

What's The Price Target?

Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $32.5 to $57.5 for Altria Group over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Altria Group options trades today is 2232.33 with a total volume of 9,889.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Altria Group's big money trades within a strike price range of $32.5 to $57.5 over the last 30 days.

Altria Group Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
MO CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 05/20/22 $42.50 $196.6K 0 407
MO CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 05/20/22 $42.50 $196.6K 0 207
MO CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 05/20/22 $42.50 $196.0K 0 807
MO CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 05/20/22 $42.50 $195.4K 0 1.0K
MO CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/20/23 $40.00 $113.5K 1.7K 111

Where Is Altria Group Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 1,391,734, the price of MO is down -2.25% at $52.02.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 35 days.

What The Experts Say On Altria Group:

  • Goldman Sachs upgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $57

Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.

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