Benzinga | Jan 25, 2022 05:21PM EST

Wynn Resorts Whale Trades For January 25

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bullish stance on Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ:WYNN).

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 WYNN, 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 21 uncommon options trades for Wynn Resorts.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 61% bullish and 38%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $311,133, and 16 are calls, for a total amount of $614,780.

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 $77.5 to $110.0 for Wynn Resorts over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Wynn Resorts options trades today is 1519.22 with a total volume of 7,417.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Wynn Resorts's big money trades within a strike price range of $77.5 to $110.0 over the last 30 days.

Wynn Resorts 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 InterestWYNN PUT TRADE BULLISH 01/19/ $80.00 $168.0K 2.1K 105 24WYNN CALL SWEEP BEARISH 06/17/ $82.50 $116.0K 365 0 22WYNN CALL TRADE BEARISH 09/16/ $90.00 $74.8K 164 270 22WYNN PUT SWEEP BEARISH 03/18/ $110.00 $52.1K 569 1 22WYNN CALL SWEEP BEARISH 03/18/ $85.00 $40.0K 1.2K 100 22

Where Is Wynn Resorts Standing Right Now?

* With a volume of 3,067,061, the price of WYNN is up 1.96% at $86.46.

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

* Next earnings are expected to be released in 13 days.

What The Experts Say On Wynn Resorts:

* Wells Fargo has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on Wynn Resorts, which currently sits at a price target of $93.

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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