Benzinga | Dec 30, 2021 12:16PM EST

This Is What Whales Are Betting On Oracle

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

Looking at options history for Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) we detected 10 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 50% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 50% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $81,980 and 8, calls, for a total amount of $703,793.

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 $97.5 for Oracle 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 Oracle'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 Oracle's whale activity within a strike price range from $80.0 to $97.5 in the last 30 days.

Oracle 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 InterestORCL CALL TRADE BULLISH 03/18/ $92.50 $351.0K 2.6K 1.3K 22ORCL CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/20/ $95.00 $83.0K 4.0K 121 23ORCL CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/20/ $85.00 $56.3K 1.0K 170 23ORCL CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/20/ $85.00 $49.8K 1.0K 84 23ORCL PUT SWEEP BEARISH 01/21/ $97.50 $49.4K 727 54 22

Where Is Oracle Standing Right Now?

* With a volume of 2,595,879, the price of ORCL is down -0.07% at $88.14.

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

* Next earnings are expected to be released in 69 days.

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