27% profits every 20 days?
This is what Nic Chahine averages with his options buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads... BUYING options. Most traders don't even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here's how he does it.
A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Costco Wholesale.
Looking at options history for Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) we detected 12 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 50% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 50% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $221,015 and 7, calls, for a total amount of $433,019.
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 $530.0 to $650.0 for Costco Wholesale over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Costco Wholesale options trades today is 290.22 with a total volume of 1,125.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Costco Wholesale's big money trades within a strike price range of $530.0 to $650.0 over the last 30 days.
Costco Wholesale 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COST | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 11/17/23 | $565.00 | $221.9K | 331 | 142 |
| COST | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/17/25 | $610.00 | $51.2K | 29 | 29 |
| COST | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 10/06/23 | $550.00 | $51.0K | 32 | 85 |
| COST | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/22/23 | $562.50 | $50.7K | 615 | 118 |
| COST | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $530.00 | $50.2K | 357 | 10 |
Where Is Costco Wholesale Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 424,580, the price of COST is up 1.26% at $563.38.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 8 days.
What The Experts Say On Costco Wholesale:
- Stifel downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $575
- Telsey Advisory Group downgraded its action to Outperform with a price target of $575
- Evercore ISI Group has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Costco Wholesale, which currently sits at a price target of $600.
- Telsey Advisory Group downgraded its action to Outperform with a price target of $575
- Evercore ISI Group has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Costco Wholesale, which currently sits at a price target of $595.
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 Costco Wholesale, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.
27% profits every 20 days?
This is what Nic Chahine averages with his options buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads... BUYING options. Most traders don't even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here's how he does it.
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