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 bearish stance on Boeing (NYSE:BA).
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 BA, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
So how do we know what this whale just did?
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 20 uncommon options trades for Boeing.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 40% bullish and 60%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $464,016, and 15 are calls, for a total amount of $932,604.
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 $130.0 to $230.0 for Boeing over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Boeing options trades today is 2135.18 with a total volume of 2,843.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Boeing's big money trades within a strike price range of $130.0 to $230.0 over the last 30 days.
Boeing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/19/24 | $230.00 | $251.5K | 2.7K | 0 |
| BA | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 11/03/23 | $185.00 | $95.0K | 449 | 10 |
| BA | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 11/03/23 | $185.00 | $94.4K | 449 | 761 |
| BA | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 11/03/23 | $185.00 | $92.5K | 449 | 510 |
| BA | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 11/03/23 | $185.00 | $92.5K | 449 | 260 |
Where Is Boeing Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 296,089, the price of BA is down -0.55% at $179.05.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 2 days.
What The Experts Say On Boeing:
- UBS downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $275
- Wells Fargo has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Boeing, which currently sits at a price target of $230.
- Deutsche Bank downgraded its action to Hold with a price target of $204
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 Boeing, 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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