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Looking At Wells Fargo's Recent Whale Trades

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Wells Fargo.

Looking at options history for Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) we detected 81 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 53% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 46% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 17 are puts, for a total amount of $769,382 and 64, calls, for a total amount of $3,570,897.

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 $30.0 to $60.0 for Wells Fargo over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

Looking at the volume and open interest is a powerful move while trading options. This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Wells Fargo'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 Wells Fargo's whale trades within a strike price range from $30.0 to $60.0 in the last 30 days.

Wells Fargo 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
WFC CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/17/25 $45.00 $182.2K 197 3.1K
WFC CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 01/17/25 $45.00 $160.9K 197 2.9K
WFC CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/19/24 $32.50 $143.5K 1.4K 102
WFC PUT SWEEP BEARISH 03/17/23 $45.00 $110.2K 9.1K 417
WFC CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/19/24 $45.00 $64.8K 37.5K 1.7K

Where Is Wells Fargo Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 24,332,118, the price of WFC is up 1.78% at $43.94.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 88 days.

What The Experts Say On Wells Fargo:

  • Goldman Sachs upgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $48
  • Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Wells Fargo, which currently sits at a price target of $59.
  • Piper Sandler has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Wells Fargo, which currently sits at a price target of $49.
  • BMO Capital has decided to maintain their Market Perform rating on Wells Fargo, which currently sits at a price target of $63.

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.

If you want to stay updated on the latest options trades for Wells Fargo, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.

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