Benzinga | Dec 13, 2021 02:34PM EST

Check Out What Whales Are Doing With GS

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

Looking at options history for Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) we detected 10 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 50.0% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 50.0% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $418,520.00 and 5, calls, for a total amount of $472,091.00.

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 $250.0 to $425.0 for Goldman Sachs Group 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 Goldman Sachs Group'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 Goldman Sachs Group's whale trades within a strike price range from $250.0 to $425.0 in the last 30 days.

Goldman Sachs Group 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 InterestGS CALL SWEEP BEARISH 02/18/ $250.00 $136.8K 30 10 22GS PUT TRADE BEARISH 01/21/ $400.00 $134.8K 3.0K 367 22GS PUT SWEEP BULLISH 01/21/ $380.00 $122.0K 2.3K 125 22GS CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/21/ $250.00 $108.1K 123 10 22GS CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/21/ $385.00 $100.3K 1.6K 662 22

Where Is Goldman Sachs Group Standing Right Now?

* With a volume of 1,350,744.00, the price of GS is down -1.5% at $385.2.

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

* Next earnings are expected to be released in 36 days.

What The Experts Say On Goldman Sachs Group:

* Morgan Stanley upgraded its action to Equal-Weight with a price target of $479.0

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