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.
Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD).
And retail traders should know.
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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 AMD, 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 21 uncommon options trades for Advanced Micro Devices.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 47% bullish and 52%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 8 are puts, for a total amount of $398,421, and 13 are calls, for a total amount of $775,355.
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 $45.0 to $155.0 for Advanced Micro Devices over the last 3 months.
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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 Advanced Micro Devices'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 Advanced Micro Devices's whale trades within a strike price range from $45.0 to $155.0 in the last 30 days.
Advanced Micro Devices 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $60.00 | $138.7K | 847 | 38 |
| AMD | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/19/24 | $70.00 | $105.4K | 4.7K | 74 |
| AMD | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/17/22 | $80.00 | $90.1K | 5.6K | 585 |
| AMD | PUT | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/20/23 | $155.00 | $87.6K | 3.0K | 3 |
| AMD | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 08/19/22 | $45.00 | $75.2K | 4 | 20 |
Where Is Advanced Micro Devices Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 22,880,172, the price of AMD is down -1.35% at $80.94.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 39 days.
What The Experts Say On Advanced Micro Devices:
- Benchmark has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Advanced Micro Devices, which currently sits at a price target of $135.
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.