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A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Mastercard.
Looking at options history for Mastercard (NYSE:MA) we detected 10 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 60% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 40% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 8 are puts, for a total amount of $705,138 and 2, calls, for a total amount of $91,710.
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $300.0 to $350.0 for Mastercard over the last 3 months.
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Mastercard options trades today is 735.75 with a total volume of 5,538.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Mastercard's big money trades within a strike price range of $300.0 to $350.0 over the last 30 days.
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 10/21/22 | $300.00 | $116.2K | 1.1K | 907 |
| MA | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 10/21/22 | $300.00 | $115.1K | 1.1K | 1.4K |
| MA | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 10/21/22 | $300.00 | $112.5K | 1.1K | 503 |
| MA | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 10/21/22 | $300.00 | $112.5K | 1.1K | 253 |
| MA | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 10/21/22 | $300.00 | $111.2K | 1.1K | 503 |
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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