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.
Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bullish stance on D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI).
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 DHI, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 10 options trades for D.R. Horton.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 80% bullish and 20%, bearish.
Out of all of the options we uncovered, 9 are puts, for a total amount of $450,635, and there was 1 call, for a total amount of $63,600.
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 $60.0 to $145.0 for D.R. Horton 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 D.R. Horton'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 D.R. Horton's whale trades within a strike price range from $60.0 to $145.0 in the last 30 days.
D.R. Horton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DHI | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 11/17/23 | $60.00 | $63.6K | 0 | 10 |
| DHI | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 11/17/23 | $130.00 | $62.5K | 767 | 166 |
| DHI | PUT | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 11/17/23 | $130.00 | $59.2K | 767 | 110 |
| DHI | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/19/24 | $145.00 | $59.0K | 52 | 25 |
| DHI | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 11/17/23 | $130.00 | $50.6K | 767 | 366 |
Where Is D.R. Horton Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 441,216, the price of DHI is up 0.11% at $123.14.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 86 days.
What The Experts Say On D.R. Horton:
- Keefe, Bruyette & Woods has decided to maintain their Market Perform rating on D.R. Horton, which currently sits at a price target of $142.
- BTIG has decided to maintain their Buy rating on D.R. Horton, which currently sits at a price target of $164.
- Raymond James upgraded its action to Outperform with a price target of $160
- UBS has decided to maintain their Buy rating on D.R. Horton, which currently sits at a price target of $160.
- Credit Suisse downgraded its action to Neutral with a price target of $120
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 D.R. Horton, 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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