Benzinga | Dec 31, 2021 02:50PM EST

Sea Whale Trades Spotted

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

Looking at options history for Sea (NYSE:SE) we detected 33 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 33% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 66% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 14 are puts, for a total amount of $749,901 and 19, calls, for a total amount of $1,504,109.

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 $100.0 to $360.0 for Sea over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

Looking at the volume and open interest is a powerful move while trading options. This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Sea'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 Sea's whale trades within a strike price range from $100.0 to $360.0 in the last 30 days.

Sea 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 InterestSE CALL TRADE BEARISH 03/18/ $240.00 $526.0K 492 406 22SE CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 01/20/ $360.00 $339.0K 327 335 23SE PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 12/31/ $250.00 $129.1K 131 57 21SE CALL SWEEP BEARISH 06/17/ $240.00 $110.0K 175 4 22SE PUT TRADE BEARISH 09/16/ $280.00 $99.6K 497 15 22

Where Is Sea Standing Right Now?

* With a volume of 1,545,095, the price of SE is up 0.43% at $225.28.

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

* Next earnings are expected to be released in 60 days.

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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