A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Newmont.
Looking at options history for Newmont (NYSE:NEM) we detected 11 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 36% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 63% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $56,255 and 9, calls, for a total amount of $501,181.
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 $45.0 to $60.0 for Newmont over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Newmont options trades today is 5841.71 with a total volume of 7,465.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Newmont's big money trades within a strike price range of $45.0 to $60.0 over the last 30 days.
Newmont 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEM | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 10/21/22 | $52.50 | $240.2K | 1.6K | 3.3K |
| NEM | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/16/22 | $45.00 | $38.8K | 3.4K | 349 |
| NEM | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/20/23 | $52.50 | $36.2K | 1.9K | 200 |
| NEM | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/20/23 | $52.50 | $36.1K | 1.9K | 600 |
| NEM | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/20/23 | $52.50 | $36.0K | 1.9K | 400 |
Where Is Newmont Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 2,837,220, the price of NEM is down -2.21% at $45.52.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 73 days.
What The Experts Say On Newmont:
- Canaccord Genuity upgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $60
- Barclays has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on Newmont, which currently sits at a price target of $60.
- RBC Capital has decided to maintain their Sector Perform rating on Newmont, which currently sits at a price target of $60.
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