A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Western Digital.
Looking at options history for Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) we detected 14 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 57% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 42% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $225,378 and 9, calls, for a total amount of $684,087.
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 $20.0 to $45.0 for Western Digital over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Western Digital options trades today is 2160.67 with a total volume of 5,931.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Western Digital's big money trades within a strike price range of $20.0 to $45.0 over the last 30 days.
Western Digital 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WDC | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/20/23 | $45.00 | $194.0K | 7.7K | 2.0K |
| WDC | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 12/16/22 | $20.00 | $135.5K | 5 | 120 |
| WDC | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 10/28/22 | $36.00 | $105.4K | 630 | 893 |
| WDC | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/19/24 | $40.00 | $95.8K | 6.3K | 102 |
| WDC | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 12/16/22 | $20.00 | $56.8K | 5 | 195 |
Where Is Western Digital Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 4,794,059, the price of WDC is up 0.51% at $35.47.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 1 days.
What The Experts Say On Western Digital:
- Wedbush has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Western Digital, which currently sits at a price target of $60.
- Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Western Digital, which currently sits at a price target of $52.
- Benchmark has decided to maintain their Sell rating on Western Digital, which currently sits at a price target of $28.
- Craig-Hallum has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Western Digital, which currently sits at a price target of $50.
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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