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This Is What Whales Are Betting On Bank of America


Benzinga | Dec 29, 2021 02:34PM EST

This Is What Whales Are Betting On Bank of America

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

Looking at options history for Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) we detected 26 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 38% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 61% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $650,935 and 24, calls, for a total amount of $1,144,006.

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 $60.0 for Bank of America 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 Bank of America'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 Bank of America's whale activity within a strike price range from $15.0 to $60.0 in the last 30 days.

Bank of America 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 InterestBAC PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 12/31/ $46.00 $562.8K 1.1K 5.1K 21BAC CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/21/ $25.00 $197.8K 6.9K 12 22BAC PUT SWEEP BULLISH 01/19/ $60.00 $88.0K 74 50 24BAC CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/20/ $45.00 $75.6K 82.6K 203 23BAC CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/20/ $45.00 $72.7K 82.6K 403 23

Where Is Bank of America Standing Right Now?

* With a volume of 14,420,933, the price of BAC is down -0.06% at $44.67.

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

* Next earnings are expected to be released in 21 days.

What The Experts Say On Bank of America:

* Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Underweight rating on Bank of America, which currently sits at a price target of $49.

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.

If you are already an options trader or would like to get started, head on over to Benzinga Pro. Benzinga Pro gives you up-to-date news and analytics to empower your investing and trading strategy.






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