Benzinga | Dec 17, 2021 11:16AM EST

Looking At Morgan Stanley's Recent Whale Trades

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Morgan Stanley.

Looking at options history for Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) we detected 12 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 8% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 91% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 3 are puts, for a total amount of $87,526 and 9, calls, for a total amount of $491,812.

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 $92.0 to $105.0 for Morgan Stanley over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Morgan Stanley options trades today is 6395.62 with a total volume of 1,912.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Morgan Stanley's big money trades within a strike price range of $92.0 to $105.0 over the last 30 days.

Morgan Stanley 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 InterestMS CALL SWEEP BULLISH 04/14/ $105.00 $187.5K 10.4K 501 22MS CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/21/ $95.00 $68.7K 7.5K 322 22MS CALL SWEEP BEARISH 03/18/ $97.50 $45.7K 894 0 22MS CALL SWEEP BEARISH 04/14/ $105.00 $41.6K 10.4K 641 22MS CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 01/21/ $97.50 $36.7K 2.6K 201 22

Where Is Morgan Stanley Standing Right Now?

* With a volume of 3,823,192.00, the price of MS is down -2.42% at $97.88.

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

* Next earnings are expected to be released in 33 days.

What The Experts Say On Morgan Stanley:

* Citigroup upgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $115

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