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 bullish stance on Bank of America.
Looking at options history for Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) we detected 28 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 60% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 39% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 19 are puts, for a total amount of $2,571,840 and 9, calls, for a total amount of $479,929.
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 $23.0 to $35.0 for Bank of America over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Bank of America options trades today is 28174.24 with a total volume of 114,898.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Bank of America's big money trades within a strike price range of $23.0 to $35.0 over the last 30 days.
Bank of America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAC | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 11/17/23 | $25.00 | $411.5K | 45.0K | 5.0K |
| BAC | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 06/21/24 | $25.00 | $320.5K | 35.5K | 20.7K |
| BAC | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 12/15/23 | $30.00 | $275.5K | 6.5K | 672 |
| BAC | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/21/24 | $25.00 | $266.6K | 35.5K | 14.9K |
| BAC | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 11/17/23 | $25.00 | $215.6K | 45.0K | 7.6K |
Where Is Bank of America Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 10,957,598, the price of BAC is down -0.12% at $25.88.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 13 days.
What The Experts Say On Bank of America:
- Oppenheimer has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Bank of America, which currently sits at a price target of $48.
- Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on Bank of America, which currently sits at a price target of $32.
- RBC Capital downgraded its action to Outperform with a price target of $35
- HSBC downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $35
- Piper Sandler has decided to maintain their Underweight rating on Bank of America, which currently sits at a price target of $27.
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 Bank of America, 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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