Benzinga | Nov 16, 2021 12:55PM EST

Micron Technology Whale Trades For November 16

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish 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.

So how do we know what this whale just did?

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

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 30.0% bullish and 70.0%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $114,490, and 8 are calls, for a total amount of $495,430.

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 $15.0 to $100.0 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 7031.0 with a total volume of 3,982.

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 $15.0 to $100.0 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 NEUTRAL 01/21/ $65.00 $121.4K 6.0K 102 22MU CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/21/ $15.00 $110.4K 468 107 22MU CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 11/26/ $77.00 $82.8K 2.0K 600 21MU PUT TRADE BEARISH 06/16/ $70.00 $78.4K 1.6K 74 23MU CALL TRADE BEARISH 12/17/ $45.00 $63.2K 147 20 21

Where Is Micron Technology Standing Right Now?

* With a volume of 4,002,169, the price of MU is down -0.65% at $76.28.

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

* Next earnings are expected to be released in 51 days.

What The Experts Say On Micron Technology:

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

* 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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