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Deep-pocketed investors have adopted a bearish approach towards Visa (NYSE:V), and it's something market players shouldn't ignore. Our tracking of public options records at Benzinga unveiled this significant move today. The identity of these investors remains unknown, but such a substantial move in V usually suggests something big is about to happen.
We gleaned this information from our observations today when Benzinga's options scanner highlighted 12 extraordinary options activities for Visa. This level of activity is out of the ordinary.
The general mood among these heavyweight investors is divided, with 25% leaning bullish and 75% bearish. Among these notable options, 6 are puts, totaling $762,928, and 6 are calls, amounting to $284,321.
Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $240.0 to $290.0 for Visa over the recent three months.
In today's trading context, the average open interest for options of Visa stands at 946.9, with a total volume reaching 1,141.00. The accompanying chart delineates the progression of both call and put option volume and open interest for high-value trades in Visa, situated within the strike price corridor from $240.0 to $290.0, throughout the last 30 days.
Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
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V | PUT | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/16/26 | $13.0 | $12.4 | $12.75 | $240.00 | $510.0K | 611 | 1 |
V | PUT | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 03/21/25 | $9.95 | $9.9 | $9.94 | $250.00 | $89.3K | 32 | 68 |
V | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 03/21/25 | $18.9 | $18.7 | $18.8 | $290.00 | $84.6K | 12 | 50 |
V | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 05/31/24 | $4.85 | $4.75 | $4.78 | $280.00 | $55.9K | 4 | 0 |
V | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 05/17/24 | $6.0 | $5.9 | $5.98 | $270.00 | $53.8K | 2.4K | 200 |
Visa is the largest payment processor in the world. In fiscal 2022, it processed over $14 trillion in total volume. Visa operates in over 200 countries and processes transactions in over 160 currencies. Its systems are capable of processing over 65,000 transactions per second.
In light of the recent options history for Visa, it's now appropriate to focus on the company itself. We aim to explore its current performance.
A total of 5 professional analysts have given their take on this stock in the last 30 days, setting an average price target of $309.4.
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