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Looking At Cleveland-Cliffs's Recent Whale Trades

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Cleveland-Cliffs.

Looking at options history for Cleveland-Cliffs (NYSE:CLF) we detected 20 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 75% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 25% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $253,810 and 16, calls, for a total amount of $861,389.

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 $7.0 to $35.0 for Cleveland-Cliffs over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.

This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Cleveland-Cliffs's options for a given strike price.

Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Cleveland-Cliffs's whale activity within a strike price range from $7.0 to $35.0 in the last 30 days.

Cleveland-Cliffs 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
CLF CALL SWEEP BULLISH 04/29/22 $27.00 $123.0K 1.9K 500
CLF CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 10/21/22 $20.00 $113.3K 1.6K 90
CLF PUT SWEEP BULLISH 10/21/22 $35.00 $77.9K 1.0K 780
CLF CALL SWEEP BULLISH 07/15/22 $35.00 $73.6K 3.0K 505
CLF PUT SWEEP BULLISH 10/21/22 $35.00 $71.5K 1.0K 96

Where Is Cleveland-Cliffs Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 8,997,061, the price of CLF is up 1.51% at $31.02.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 1 days.

What The Experts Say On Cleveland-Cliffs:

  • B. Riley Securities has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Cleveland-Cliffs, which currently sits at a price target of $46.
  • JP Morgan has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Cleveland-Cliffs, which currently sits at a price target of $44.

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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