Benzinga | Dec 27, 2021 02:23PM EST

What Are Whales Doing With JPMorgan Chase

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bullish stance on JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM).

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 JPM, 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 JPMorgan Chase.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 70% bullish and 30%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $60,183, and 8 are calls, for a total amount of $431,350.

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 $80.0 to $180.0 for JPMorgan Chase 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 JPMorgan Chase'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 JPMorgan Chase's whale activity within a strike price range from $80.0 to $180.0 in the last 30 days.

JPMorgan Chase 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 InterestJPM CALL TRADE BEARISH 02/18/ $170.00 $89.0K 3.3K 743 22JPM CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/21/ $80.00 $77.8K 375 10 22JPM CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/21/ $155.00 $74.7K 7.0K 215 22JPM CALL SWEEP BULLISH 03/18/ $180.00 $63.0K 2.6K 711 22JPM CALL SWEEP BULLISH 02/18/ $160.00 $42.8K 5.8K 139 22

Where Is JPMorgan Chase Standing Right Now?

* With a volume of 3,441,276, the price of JPM is up 0.36% at $157.83.

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

* Next earnings are expected to be released in 18 days.

What The Experts Say On JPMorgan Chase:

* Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Underweight rating on JPMorgan Chase, which currently sits at a price target of $184.

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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