Benzinga | Jan 21, 2022 10:12AM EST

Walt Disney Whale Trades Spotted

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

Looking at options history for Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) we detected 22 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 22% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 77% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 8 are puts, for a total amount of $366,815 and 14, calls, for a total amount of $3,231,464.

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 $105.0 to $160.0 for Walt Disney 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 Walt Disney'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 Walt Disney's whale trades within a strike price range from $105.0 to $160.0 in the last 30 days.

Walt Disney 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 InterestDIS CALL SWEEP BEARISH 09/16/ $105.00 $913.9K 6.1K 1.0K 22DIS CALL SWEEP BEARISH 09/16/ $105.00 $488.2K 6.1K 639 22DIS CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/19/ $145.00 $423.9K 9.0K 0 24DIS CALL SWEEP BULLISH 09/16/ $105.00 $416.6K 6.1K 989 22DIS CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 01/19/ $155.00 $344.3K 9.8K 0 24

Where Is Walt Disney Standing Right Now?

* With a volume of 6,543,386, the price of DIS is down -5.71% at $139.19.

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

* Next earnings are expected to be released in 19 days.

What The Experts Say On Walt Disney:

* Tigress Financial has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Walt Disney, which currently sits at a price target of $229.

* Guggenheim downgraded its action to Neutral with a price target of $165

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