Wells Fargo Whale Trades Spotted


27% profits every 20 days?

This is what Nic Chahine averages with his options 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 Wells Fargo.

Looking at options history for Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) we detected 24 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 41% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 58% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 11 are puts, for a total amount of $641,913 and 13, calls, for a total amount of $1,174,463.

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 $22.5 to $60.0 for Wells Fargo 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 Wells Fargo'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 Wells Fargo's whale trades within a strike price range from $22.5 to $60.0 in the last 30 days.

Wells Fargo Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

SymbolPUT/CALLTrade TypeSentimentExp. DateStrike PriceTotal Trade PriceOpen InterestVolume
WFCCALLSWEEPBEARISH01/21/22$40.00$345.8K40.1K632
WFCCALLSWEEPBEARISH01/21/22$50.00$134.4K68.4K330
WFCPUTSWEEPBULLISH06/17/22$50.00$132.1K8.7K711
WFCCALLTRADEBULLISH01/21/22$35.00$123.5K4.7K1
WFCCALLSWEEPBULLISH01/21/22$40.00$112.1K40.1K224

Where Is Wells Fargo Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 14,635,908, the price of WFC is down -1.38% at $54.24.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 82 days.

What The Experts Say On Wells Fargo:

  • Piper Sandler upgraded its action to Overweight with a price target of $64
  • JP Morgan has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Wells Fargo, which currently sits at a price target of $57.
  • Barclays upgraded its action to Overweight with a price target of $62
  • Raymond James has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Wells Fargo, which currently sits at a price target of $65.

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% profits every 20 days?

This is what Nic Chahine averages with his options 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.


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