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 Block.
Looking at options history for Block (NYSE:SQ) we detected 14 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 14% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 85% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 9 are puts, for a total amount of $351,097 and 5, calls, for a total amount of $389,894.
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 $56.0 to $115.0 for Block over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Block options trades today is 750.57 with a total volume of 3,515.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Block's big money trades within a strike price range of $56.0 to $115.0 over the last 30 days.
Block 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SQ | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/15/23 | $60.00 | $188.7K | 1.6K | 32 |
| SQ | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 06/21/24 | $60.00 | $88.1K | 1.5K | 0 |
| SQ | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/16/23 | $61.00 | $85.2K | 574 | 537 |
| SQ | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/17/25 | $75.00 | $48.1K | 407 | 17 |
| SQ | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/17/25 | $115.00 | $44.6K | 480 | 439 |
Where Is Block Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 4,933,550, the price of SQ is up 1.0% at $59.43.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 64 days.
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.
If you want to stay updated on the latest options trades for Block, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.
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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