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 bearish stance on Chipotle Mexican Grill.
Looking at options history for Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) we detected 13 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 23% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 76% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 10 are puts, for a total amount of $360,627 and 3, calls, for a total amount of $245,280.
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 $1360.0 to $2950.0 for Chipotle Mexican Grill over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Chipotle Mexican Grill options trades today is 66.89 with a total volume of 63.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Chipotle Mexican Grill's big money trades within a strike price range of $1360.0 to $2950.0 over the last 30 days.
Chipotle Mexican Grill 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMG | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 11/17/23 | $1820.00 | $186.4K | 1 | 18 |
| CMG | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 12/15/23 | $2150.00 | $62.7K | 19 | 2 |
| CMG | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/17/25 | $1360.00 | $48.8K | 108 | 8 |
| CMG | PUT | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 12/15/23 | $1900.00 | $33.7K | 284 | 6 |
| CMG | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 12/15/23 | $1885.00 | $31.9K | 19 | 6 |
Where Is Chipotle Mexican Grill Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 32,334, the price of CMG is down -0.82% at $1844.41.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 30 days.
What The Experts Say On Chipotle Mexican Grill:
- TD Cowen downgraded its action to Outperform with a price target of $2200
- Truist Securities has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Chipotle Mexican Grill, which currently sits at a price target of $2280.
- Wedbush downgraded its action to Outperform with a price target of $2200
- Truist Securities downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $2230
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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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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