Benzinga | Nov 22, 2021 12:10PM EST

This Is What Whales Are Betting On General Electric

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on General Electric.

Looking at options history for General Electric (NYSE:GE) we detected 10 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 60.0% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 40.0% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $68,130.00 and 8, calls, for a total amount of $570,082.00.

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 $165.0 for General Electric over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.

This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for General Electric'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 General Electric's whale activity within a strike price range from $50.0 to $165.0 in the last 30 days.

General Electric 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 InterestGE CALL SWEEP BULLISH 06/17/ $90.00 $161.7K 99 100 22GE CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 01/20/ $110.00 $103.1K 516 104 23GE CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/21/ $105.00 $63.0K 3.5K 1.1K 22GE CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/21/ $105.00 $63.0K 3.5K 306 22GE CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/21/ $105.00 $62.0K 3.5K 909 22

Where Is General Electric Standing Right Now?

* With a volume of 2,132,596.00, the price of GE is up 1.25% at $101.21.

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

* Next earnings are expected to be released in 64 days.

What The Experts Say On General Electric:

* Deutsche Bank upgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $131.0

* RBC Capital has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on General Electric, which currently sits at a price target of $130.0.

* Wells Fargo has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on General Electric, which currently sits at a price target of $120.0.

* Credit Suisse has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on General Electric, which currently sits at a price target of $114.0.

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