This Is What Whales Are Betting On Altria Group


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.


A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Altria Group.

Looking at options history for Altria Group (NYSE:MO) we detected 11 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 63% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 36% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $111,799 and 7, calls, for a total amount of $553,238.

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 $27.5 to $57.5 for Altria Group 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 Altria Group'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 Altria Group's whale trades within a strike price range from $27.5 to $57.5 in the last 30 days.

Altria Group Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

SymbolPUT/CALLTrade TypeSentimentExp. DateStrike PriceTotal Trade PriceOpen InterestVolume
MOCALLSWEEPBULLISH06/21/24$47.50$220.8K1.2K1.0K
MOCALLTRADEBULLISH08/18/23$27.50$94.4K0100
MOCALLTRADEBULLISH08/18/23$27.50$94.4K00
MOCALLSWEEPBEARISH01/17/25$37.50$44.6K1.9K50
MOCALLSWEEPBULLISH09/15/23$47.50$35.5K17.3K388

Where Is Altria Group Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 8,217,058, the price of MO is down -0.24% at $45.98.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 25 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.

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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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