27% profit every 20 days?
This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.
A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on DraftKings.
Looking at options history for DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG) we detected 10 strange trades.
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If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 30% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 70% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $175,643 and 5, calls, for a total amount of $216,139.
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 $25.0 to $60.0 for DraftKings over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for DraftKings options trades today is 4912.29 with a total volume of 7,642.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for DraftKings's big money trades within a strike price range of $25.0 to $60.0 over the last 30 days.
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DraftKings Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Biggest Options Spotted:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DKNG | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $50.00 | $55.5K | 1.4K | 100 |
| DKNG | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/07/22 | $29.00 | $50.0K | 1.0K | 39 |
| DKNG | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/07/22 | $29.00 | $47.4K | 1.0K | 1.6K |
| DKNG | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 04/14/22 | $25.00 | $47.4K | 15.3K | 1.4K |
| DKNG | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 04/14/22 | $25.00 | $42.6K | 15.3K | 2.0K |
Where Is DraftKings Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 3,545,039, the price of DKNG is up 0.92% at $28.46.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 59 days.
What The Experts Say On DraftKings:
- MoffettNathanson downgraded its action to Neutral with a price target of $36
- CBRE downgraded its action to Hold with a price target of $36
- Wells Fargo has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on DraftKings, which currently sits at a price target of $41.
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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27% profit every 20 days?
This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.