Benzinga | Sep 24, 2021 02:07PM EDT

Trade Options Like A Pro Check Advanced Micro Devices's Big Money Trades

Someone with a lot of money to spend (and possibly insider knowledge) has taken an unusually bullish stance on Advanced Micro Devices.

And retail traders should know.

We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

Whether this is an institution or just a wealthy individual, we don't know. But when something this big happens with AMD, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.

So how do we know what the Smart Money just did?

Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 14 uncommon options trades for Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD).

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 64.29% bullish and 35.71%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $253,662, and 12 are calls, for a total amount of $1,399,216.

What's The Price Target?

Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that the smart money is targeting a price range from $92.5 to $115.0 for Advanced Micro Devices in the 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 Advanced Micro Devices'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 Advanced Micro Devices's smart money trades within a strike price range from $92.5 to $115.0 in the last 30 days.

Advanced Micro Devices Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:



Symbol PUT/ Trade Sentiment Exp. Strike Total Trade Open Volume CALL Type Date Price Price InterestAMD CALL TRADE BEARISH 11/19/ $105.00 $605.0K 32.3K 1.4K 21AMD CALL TRADE BEARISH 11/19/ $115.00 $62.0K 9.7K 2.7K 21AMD CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 11/19/ $115.00 $115.5K 9.7K 2.2K 21AMD CALL SWEEP BULLISH 11/19/ $110.00 $130.6K 17.3K 335 21AMD CALL SWEEP BULLISH 09/24/ $106.00 $25.5K 10.7K 2.9K 21

Where Is Advanced Micro Devices Standing Right Now?

* With a volume of 19,835,392, the price of AMD is up -0.38% over the last 24 hours at $105.74.

* RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.

* Next earnings are expected to be released in 32 days.

What The Experts Say On Advanced Micro Devices:

* Piper Sandler has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Advanced Micro Devices, which currently sits at a price target of $120.0.

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