A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on AMC Entertainment.
Looking at options history for AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) we detected 13 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 23% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 76% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 10 are puts, for a total amount of $837,041 and 3, calls, for a total amount of $84,414.
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 $15.0 to $30.0 for AMC Entertainment over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for AMC Entertainment options trades today is 4293.2 with a total volume of 9,221.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for AMC Entertainment's big money trades within a strike price range of $15.0 to $30.0 over the last 30 days.
AMC Entertainment 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMC | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/20/23 | $17.00 | $216.7K | 1.6K | 700 |
| AMC | PUT | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/20/23 | $17.00 | $143.4K | 1.6K | 400 |
| AMC | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/20/23 | $17.00 | $142.0K | 1.6K | 200 |
| AMC | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/20/23 | $17.00 | $109.4K | 1.6K | 900 |
| AMC | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 07/15/22 | $11.00 | $57.4K | 253 | 100 |
Where Is AMC Entertainment Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 17,641,835, the price of AMC is down -4.26% at $15.04.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 56 days.
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