Benzinga | Dec 13, 2021 03:00PM EST

Lam Research Whale Trades For December 13

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX).

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 LRCX, 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 17 uncommon options trades for Lam Research.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 47.06% bullish and 52.94%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $254,375.00, and 12 are calls, for a total amount of $5,631,725.00.

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 $500.0 to $715.0 for Lam Research 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 Lam Research'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 Lam Research's whale activity within a strike price range from $500.0 to $715.0 in the last 30 days.

Lam Research 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 InterestLRCX CALL TRADE BULLISH 12/17/ $560.00 $1.5M 1.2K 3.2K 21LRCX CALL TRADE BEARISH 12/17/ $550.00 $1.3M 1.0K 2.7K 21LRCX CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 12/17/ $585.00 $725.2K 692 1.8K 21LRCX CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 12/17/ $540.00 $585.0K 387 1.0K 21LRCX CALL TRADE BULLISH 12/17/ $570.00 $355.0K 280 811 21

Where Is Lam Research Standing Right Now?

* With a volume of 581,909.00, the price of LRCX is down -2.49% at $688.4.

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

* Next earnings are expected to be released in 44 days.

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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