Benzinga | Jan 31, 2022 11:47AM EST

GameStop Whale Trades For January 31

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bullish stance on GameStop (NYSE:GME).

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 GME, 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 17 uncommon options trades for GameStop.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 70% bullish and 29%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 10 are puts, for a total amount of $444,536, and 7 are calls, for a total amount of $522,487.

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 $50.0 to $680.0 for GameStop 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 GameStop'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 GameStop's whale activity within a strike price range from $50.0 to $680.0 in the last 30 days.

GameStop 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 InterestGME CALL TRADE BULLISH 06/17/ $120.00 $262.2K 156 0 22GME CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 02/11/ $98.00 $110.0K 181 104 22GME PUT TRADE BEARISH 07/15/ $85.00 $78.5K 26 40 22GME PUT TRADE BEARISH 06/17/ $90.00 $66.5K 153 32 22GME PUT TRADE BULLISH 04/14/ $50.00 $55.1K 1.0K 37 22

Where Is GameStop Standing Right Now?

* With a volume of 1,333,286, the price of GME is up 6.69% at $104.46.

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

* Next earnings are expected to be released in 50 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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