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This Is What Whales Are Betting On NIO

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on NIO.

Looking at options history for NIO (NYSE:NIO) we detected 19 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 26% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 73% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 8 are puts, for a total amount of $323,635 and 11, calls, for a total amount of $631,064.

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 $10.0 to $40.0 for NIO 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 NIO'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 NIO's whale trades within a strike price range from $10.0 to $40.0 in the last 30 days.

NIO 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
NIO CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/19/24 $10.00 $145.5K 2.5K 211
NIO CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/20/23 $40.00 $90.5K 30.4K 1.1K
NIO PUT SWEEP BEARISH 12/16/22 $15.00 $87.6K 6.5K 505
NIO CALL SWEEP BEARISH 03/25/22 $22.00 $74.5K 12.5K 25.2K
NIO CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/20/23 $32.00 $53.2K 6.7K 1.1K

Where Is NIO Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 74,226,615, the price of NIO is down -0.94% at $21.66.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 0 days.

What The Experts Say On NIO:

  • Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on NIO, which currently sits at a price target of $34.

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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