Benzinga | Dec 31, 2021 02:23PM EST

Looking At MercadoLibre's Recent Whale Trades

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on MercadoLibre.

Looking at options history for MercadoLibre (NASDAQ:MELI) we detected 40 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 65% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 35% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 15 are puts, for a total amount of $830,462 and 25, calls, for a total amount of $4,455,881.

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 $240.0 to $2100.0 for MercadoLibre 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 MercadoLibre'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 MercadoLibre's whale activity within a strike price range from $240.0 to $2100.0 in the last 30 days.

MercadoLibre 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 InterestMELI CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/20/ $1360.00 $2.5M 318 100 23MELI CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/21/ $240.00 $222.0K 39 10 22MELI PUT TRADE BEARISH 01/21/ $1700.00 $176.5K 213 5 22MELI CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/21/ $240.00 $111.3K 39 1 22MELI CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/21/ $240.00 $111.2K 39 11 22

Where Is MercadoLibre Standing Right Now?

* With a volume of 163,585, the price of MELI is down -0.22% at $1353.41.

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

* Next earnings are expected to be released in 59 days.

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