Benzinga | Dec 21, 2021 10:31AM EST

Check Out What Whales Are Doing With AMD

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD).

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 AMD, 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 13 uncommon options trades for Advanced Micro Devices.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 38% bullish and 61%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 3 are puts, for a total amount of $90,600, and 10 are calls, for a total amount of $413,925.

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 $82.5 to $150.0 for Advanced Micro Devices 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 Advanced Micro Devices'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 Advanced Micro Devices's whale activity within a strike price range from $82.5 to $150.0 in the last 30 days.

Advanced Micro Devices 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 InterestAMD CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/21/ $150.00 $101.4K 42.5K 1.3K 22AMD CALL TRADE BULLISH 12/23/ $138.00 $53.4K 2.8K 2.9K 21AMD CALL TRADE BEARISH 12/31/ $145.00 $42.8K 3.8K 2.4K 21AMD CALL TRADE BEARISH 12/23/ $130.00 $42.3K 3.3K 82 21AMD CALL SWEEP BULLISH 12/31/ $145.00 $35.1K 3.8K 2.6K 21

Where Is Advanced Micro Devices Standing Right Now?

* With a volume of 9,041,721, the price of AMD is up 0.33% at $136.25.

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

* Next earnings are expected to be released in 35 days.

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