Benzinga | Dec 10, 2021 04:10PM EST

Check Out What Whales Are Doing With IBM

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

Looking at options history for IBM (NYSE:IBM) 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, 3 are puts, for a total amount of $78,800.00 and 7, calls, for a total amount of $389,900.00.

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 $95.0 to $135.0 for IBM 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 IBM'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 IBM's whale activity within a strike price range from $95.0 to $135.0 in the last 30 days.

IBM 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 InterestIBM CALL SWEEP BULLISH 02/18/ $120.00 $105.0K 6.8K 536 22IBM CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/20/ $135.00 $89.1K 174 422 23IBM CALL TRADE BULLISH 02/18/ $120.00 $60.8K 6.8K 772 22IBM CALL SWEEP BULLISH 02/18/ $120.00 $41.2K 6.8K 133 22IBM CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 01/19/ $115.00 $36.3K 250 36 24

Where Is IBM Standing Right Now?

* With a volume of 4,135,450.00, the price of IBM is up 0.39% at $124.05.

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

* Next earnings are expected to be released in 41 days.

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