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What Are Whales Doing With Nike

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

Looking at options history for Nike (NYSE:NKE) we detected 11 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 27% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 72% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 8 are puts, for a total amount of $860,630 and 3, calls, for a total amount of $148,330.

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 $90.0 to $136.0 for Nike over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Nike options trades today is 842.0 with a total volume of 2,484.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Nike's big money trades within a strike price range of $90.0 to $136.0 over the last 30 days.

Nike 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
NKE PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 01/19/24 $125.00 $503.7K 1.3K 250
NKE PUT SWEEP BEARISH 03/25/22 $125.00 $100.0K 289 440
NKE CALL TRADE BEARISH 06/17/22 $90.00 $72.8K 62 20
NKE PUT SWEEP NEUTRAL 01/19/24 $90.00 $70.4K 362 144
NKE PUT TRADE BEARISH 03/11/22 $136.00 $43.7K 214 40

Where Is Nike Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 3,834,799, the price of NKE is down -1.04% at $125.63.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 11 days.

What The Experts Say On Nike:

  • Cowen & Co. has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Nike, which currently sits at a price target of $144.

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 are already an options trader or would like to get started, head on over to Benzinga Pro. Benzinga Pro gives you up-to-date news and analytics to empower your investing and trading strategy.

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