Benzinga | Dec 13, 2021 03:02PM EST

Norwegian Cruise Line Whale Trades For December 13

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bullish stance on Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH).

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 NCLH, 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 10 uncommon options trades for Norwegian Cruise Line.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 50.0% bullish and 50.0%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 3 are puts, for a total amount of $274,784.00, and 7 are calls, for a total amount of $316,341.00.

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 $15.0 to $25.0 for Norwegian Cruise Line 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 Norwegian Cruise Line'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 Norwegian Cruise Line's whale trades within a strike price range from $15.0 to $25.0 in the last 30 days.

Norwegian Cruise Line 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 InterestNCLH PUT SWEEP BULLISH 01/20/ $20.00 $187.0K 23.2K 865 23NCLH CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/21/ $20.00 $69.6K 19.0K 657 22NCLH CALL TRADE BULLISH 09/16/ $22.50 $50.8K 341 158 22NCLH PUT SWEEP BEARISH 01/20/ $20.00 $49.7K 23.2K 1.0K 23NCLH CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/20/ $15.00 $45.2K 4.4K 88 23

Where Is Norwegian Cruise Line Standing Right Now?

* With a volume of 16,311,367.00, the price of NCLH is down -4.78% at $20.51.

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

* Next earnings are expected to be released in 73 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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