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 Home Depot.
Looking at options history for Home Depot (NYSE:HD) we detected 19 strange trades.
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If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 47% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 52% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 10 are puts, for a total amount of $617,635 and 9, calls, for a total amount of $871,480.
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 $235.0 to $450.0 for Home Depot 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 Home Depot's options for a given strike price.
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Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Home Depot's whale activity within a strike price range from $235.0 to $450.0 in the last 30 days.
Home Depot 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HD | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 05/20/22 | $260.00 | $426.3K | 120 | 97 |
| HD | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 06/17/22 | $310.00 | $177.7K | 1.3K | 160 |
| HD | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 06/17/22 | $380.00 | $155.3K | 220 | 20 |
| HD | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 05/20/22 | $290.00 | $85.7K | 1.9K | 417 |
| HD | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 05/20/22 | $290.00 | $72.2K | 1.9K | 526 |
Where Is Home Depot Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 2,489,937, the price of HD is down -2.81% at $301.63.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 25 days.
What The Experts Say On Home Depot:
- Wells Fargo has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Home Depot, which currently sits at a price target of $350.
- Piper Sandler has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Home Depot, which currently sits at a price target of $314.
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.