Benzinga | Nov 1, 2021 12:13PM EDT

Micron Technology Whale Trades Spotted

Someone with a lot of money to spend (and possibly insider knowledge) has taken a bullish stance on Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU).

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 MU, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.

Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 10 options trades for Micron Technology.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 60.0% bullish and 40.0%, bearish.

Out of all of the options we uncovered, there was 1 put, for a total amount of $25,000, and 9, calls, for a total amount of $404,603..

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 $50.0 to $95.0 for Micron Technology over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Micron Technology options trades today is 3581.0 with a total volume of 15,865.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Micron Technology's big money trades within a strike price range of $50.0 to $95.0 over the last 30 days.

Micron Technology 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 InterestMU CALL TRADE BEARISH 11/19/ $60.00 $104.7K 1.0K 200 21MU CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/21/ $72.50 $66.0K 6.5K 236 22MU CALL SWEEP BEARISH 11/19/ $70.00 $62.1K 11.4K 2.4K 21MU CALL SWEEP BULLISH 02/18/ $75.00 $35.1K 478 115 22MU CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/21/ $50.00 $29.1K 6.5K 74 22

Where Is Micron Technology Standing Right Now?

* With a volume of 5,627,513, the price of MU is up 2.1% at $70.55.

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

* Next earnings are expected to be released in 66 days.

What The Experts Say On Micron Technology:

* Mizuho downgraded its action to Neutral with a price target of $75.0

* Goldman Sachs has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Micron Technology, which currently sits at a price target of $88.0.

* Bernstein downgraded its action to Underperform with a price target of $58.0

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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