A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Meta Platforms.
Looking at options history for Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) we detected 61 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 50% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 49% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 30 are puts, for a total amount of $4,051,045 and 31, calls, for a total amount of $2,033,776.
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 $100.0 to $285.0 for Meta Platforms over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Meta Platforms options trades today is 4400.76 with a total volume of 32,838.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Meta Platforms's big money trades within a strike price range of $100.0 to $285.0 over the last 30 days.
Meta Platforms 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| META | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $185.00 | $1.1M | 1.7K | 436 |
| META | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/21/24 | $170.00 | $416.5K | 1.6K | 200 |
| META | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 06/21/24 | $170.00 | $416.0K | 1.6K | 0 |
| META | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $185.00 | $216.0K | 1.7K | 502 |
| META | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 03/17/23 | $175.00 | $207.6K | 1.5K | 275 |
Where Is Meta Platforms Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 11,491,408, the price of META is down -0.67% at $161.95.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 62 days.
What The Experts Say On Meta Platforms:
- Oppenheimer has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Meta Platforms, which currently sits at a price target of $190.
- Barclays has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Meta Platforms, which currently sits at a price target of $250.
- Wolfe Research has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Meta Platforms, which currently sits at a price target of $200.
- Evercore ISI Group has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Meta Platforms, which currently sits at a price target of $240.
- Mizuho has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Meta Platforms, which currently sits at a price target of $225.
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