Benzinga | Jan 31, 2022 04:57PM EST

This Is What Whales Are Betting On Blackstone

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

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 BX, 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 43 uncommon options trades for Blackstone.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 53% bullish and 46%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 15 are puts, for a total amount of $612,700, and 28 are calls, for a total amount of $1,825,181.

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 $170.0 for Blackstone 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 Blackstone'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 Blackstone's whale trades within a strike price range from $100.0 to $170.0 in the last 30 days.

Blackstone 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 InterestBX CALL TRADE BEARISH 03/18/ $110.00 $187.5K 1.5K 239 22BX CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 03/18/ $110.00 $185.0K 1.5K 136 22BX CALL SWEEP BULLISH 03/18/ $130.00 $138.0K 2.6K 38 22BX CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/19/ $160.00 $121.2K 165 97 24BX CALL SWEEP BEARISH 06/17/ $150.00 $93.7K 1.9K 547 22

Where Is Blackstone Standing Right Now?

* With a volume of 6,514,165, the price of BX is up 5.91% at $131.62.

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

* Next earnings are expected to be released in 80 days.

What The Experts Say On Blackstone:

* Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Blackstone, which currently sits at a price target of $166.

* Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Blackstone, which currently sits at a price target of $165.

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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