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What Are Whales Doing With Merck & Co

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Merck & Co.

Looking at options history for Merck & Co (NYSE:MRK) we detected 21 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 52% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 47% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $968,700 and 17, calls, for a total amount of $886,440.

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 $77.5 to $110.0 for Merck & Co 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 Merck & Co'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 Merck & Co's whale trades within a strike price range from $77.5 to $110.0 in the last 30 days.

Merck & Co 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
MRK PUT TRADE BEARISH 12/16/22 $97.50 $710.0K 254 2.0K
MRK PUT SWEEP BULLISH 01/19/24 $77.50 $166.2K 211 475
MRK CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 01/20/23 $110.00 $112.8K 6.1K 1.3K
MRK CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/20/23 $97.50 $98.3K 5.2K 308
MRK CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 03/17/23 $100.00 $83.3K 1.5K 1.1K

Where Is Merck & Co Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 8,645,717, the price of MRK is up 0.42% at $97.78.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 2 days.

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 Merck & Co, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.

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