Benzinga | Dec 10, 2021 04:19PM EST

Macy's Whale Trades For December 10

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

Looking at options history for Macy's (NYSE:M) we detected 11 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 63.64% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 36.36% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 3 are puts, for a total amount of $117,750.00 and 8, calls, for a total amount of $549,701.00.

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 $22.0 to $36.0 for Macy's 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 Macy's'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 Macy's's whale trades within a strike price range from $22.0 to $36.0 in the last 30 days.

Macy's 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 InterestM CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/20/ $27.00 $200.6K 1.0K 565 23M CALL TRADE BEARISH 03/18/ $22.00 $111.0K 998 208 22M CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/07/ $24.00 $62.9K 3 217 22M PUT SWEEP BULLISH 03/18/ $31.00 $51.3K 284 79 22M CALL SWEEP BULLISH 02/18/ $25.00 $45.7K 1.4K 667 22

Where Is Macy's Standing Right Now?

* With a volume of 16,115,487.00, the price of M is down -0.42% at $26.67.

* RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.

* Next earnings are expected to be released in 74 days.

What The Experts Say On Macy's:

* Citigroup has decided to maintain their Sell rating on Macy's, which currently sits at a price target of $29.0.

* Credit Suisse has decided to maintain their Underperform rating on Macy's, which currently sits at a price target of $32.0.

* Telsey Advisory Group has decided to maintain their Market Perform rating on Macy's, which currently sits at a price target of $40.0.

* Telsey Advisory Group has decided to maintain their Market Perform rating on Macy's, which currently sits at a price target of $33.0.

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