Looking At Bank of America's Recent Unusual Options Activity


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Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bullish stance on Bank of America (NYSE:BAC).

And retail traders should know.

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 BAC, 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 24 uncommon options trades for Bank of America.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 54% bullish and 45%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 7 are puts, for a total amount of $1,294,410, and 17 are calls, for a total amount of $774,238.

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 $15.0 to $37.0 for Bank of America over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Bank of America options trades today is 15209.84 with a total volume of 19,782.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Bank of America's big money trades within a strike price range of $15.0 to $37.0 over the last 30 days.

Bank of America Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

SymbolPUT/CALLTrade TypeSentimentExp. DateStrike PriceTotal Trade PriceOpen InterestVolume
BACPUTTRADENEUTRAL03/15/24$25.00$476.0K12.5K4.0K
BACPUTTRADENEUTRAL06/21/24$30.00$448.0K26.5K143
BACPUTSWEEPBULLISH10/20/23$27.00$176.4K7.9K104
BACCALLSWEEPBULLISH06/21/24$32.00$86.8K21.2K751
BACCALLSWEEPBULLISH06/30/23$28.50$69.0K6961.7K

Where Is Bank of America Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 22,705,883, the price of BAC is down -1.12% at $28.86.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 28 days.

What The Experts Say On Bank of America:

  • Citigroup has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Bank of America, which currently sits at a price target of $31.

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 Bank of America, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.


20-Year Pro Trader Reveals His "MoneyLine"

Ditch your indicators and use the "MoneyLine". A simple line tells you when to buy and sell without the guesswork. It’s a line on a chart that’s helped Nic Chahine win 83% of his options buys. Here's how he does it.


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