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A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on American Express.
Looking at options history for American Express (NYSE:AXP) we detected 21 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 38% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 61% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 9 are puts, for a total amount of $469,262 and 12, calls, for a total amount of $806,818.
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $140.0 to $220.0 for American Express over the last 3 months.
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 American Express'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 American Express's whale activity within a strike price range from $140.0 to $220.0 in the last 30 days.
Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
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AXP | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/20/23 | $165.00 | $198.6K | 585 | 360 |
AXP | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $220.00 | $96.9K | 1.6K | 42 |
AXP | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $155.00 | $89.3K | 159 | 29 |
AXP | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/19/24 | $150.00 | $79.7K | 4.3K | 271 |
AXP | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/19/24 | $150.00 | $79.7K | 4.3K | 177 |
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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