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 bearish stance on Morgan Stanley.
Looking at options history for Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) we detected 10 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 20% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 80% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 3 are puts, for a total amount of $121,375 and 7, calls, for a total amount of $338,811.
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 $77.5 to $110.0 for Morgan Stanley 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 Morgan Stanley'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 Morgan Stanley's whale trades within a strike price range from $77.5 to $110.0 in the last 30 days.
Morgan Stanley 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 10/20/23 | $100.00 | $89.5K | 24.1K | 1.7K |
| MS | PUT | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 06/21/24 | $85.00 | $61.0K | 1.9K | 0 |
| MS | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/21/24 | $105.00 | $55.0K | 1.7K | 157 |
| MS | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 09/01/23 | $94.00 | $51.0K | 1.4K | 798 |
| MS | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 10/20/23 | $100.00 | $45.8K | 24.1K | 2.4K |
Where Is Morgan Stanley Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 4,335,055, the price of MS is down -0.67% at $90.95.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 73 days.
What The Experts Say On Morgan Stanley:
- JP Morgan has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Morgan Stanley, which currently sits at a price target of $91.
- Odeon Capital upgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $94
- Atlantic Equities has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Morgan Stanley, which currently sits at a price target of $90.
- Oppenheimer has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Morgan Stanley, which currently sits at a price target of $110.
- BMO Capital has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Morgan Stanley, which currently sits at a price target of $103.
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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