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What Are Whales Doing With Ford Motor

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

Looking at options history for Ford Motor (NYSE:F) we detected 24 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 54% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 45% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 18 are puts, for a total amount of $768,347 and 6, calls, for a total amount of $207,491.

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 $8.0 to $22.0 for Ford Motor 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 Ford Motor'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 Ford Motor's whale activity within a strike price range from $8.0 to $22.0 in the last 30 days.

Ford Motor 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
F PUT TRADE BEARISH 06/17/22 $22.00 $91.1K 1.2K 100
F PUT SWEEP BULLISH 09/16/22 $16.00 $71.7K 56.2K 225
F PUT SWEEP BEARISH 06/17/22 $21.00 $51.8K 1.5K 81
F PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 01/19/24 $12.00 $50.0K 56.9K 200
F CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/19/24 $10.00 $49.5K 13.0K 132

Where Is Ford Motor Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 40,010,447, the price of F is up 2.6% at $12.82.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 65 days.

What The Experts Say On Ford Motor:

  • Wells Fargo has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Ford Motor, which currently sits at a price target of $24.
  • Morgan Stanley upgraded its action to Equal-Weight with a price target of $13
  • Berenberg downgraded its action to Hold with a price target of $17
  • Wells Fargo downgraded its action to Underweight with a price target of $12

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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