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 Cisco Systems.
Looking at options history for Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) we detected 10 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 40% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 60% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $260,169 and 6, calls, for a total amount of $1,031,913.
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 $52.5 to $57.5 for Cisco Systems over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Cisco Systems options trades today is 14518.0 with a total volume of 14,871.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Cisco Systems's big money trades within a strike price range of $52.5 to $57.5 over the last 30 days.
Cisco Systems 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSCO | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 06/21/24 | $57.50 | $457.5K | 6.1K | 1.5K |
| CSCO | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 09/15/23 | $55.00 | $240.0K | 31.1K | 3.2K |
| CSCO | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/15/23 | $52.50 | $151.4K | 20.1K | 534 |
| CSCO | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/15/23 | $52.50 | $145.1K | 11.0K | 1.6K |
| CSCO | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/15/23 | $55.00 | $72.2K | 31.1K | 3.2K |
Where Is Cisco Systems Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 17,118,162, the price of CSCO is down -0.15% at $52.58.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 14 days.
What The Experts Say On Cisco Systems:
- Exane BNP Paribas downgraded its action to Underperform with a price target of $45
- B of A Securities downgraded its action to Neutral with a price target of $56
- JP Morgan upgraded its action to Overweight with a price target of $62
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 Cisco Systems, 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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