This Is What Whales Are Betting On Eli Lilly


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 bearish stance on Eli Lilly.

Looking at options history for Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY) we detected 21 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 28% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 71% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 6 are puts, for a total amount of $251,288 and 15, calls, for a total amount of $809,054.

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 $290.0 to $680.0 for Eli Lilly over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.

This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Eli Lilly'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 Eli Lilly's whale activity within a strike price range from $290.0 to $680.0 in the last 30 days.

Eli Lilly Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

SymbolPUT/CALLTrade TypeSentimentExp. DateStrike PriceTotal Trade PriceOpen InterestVolume
LLYCALLTRADEBEARISH12/15/23$620.00$140.8K689113
LLYCALLTRADEBULLISH01/17/25$600.00$92.1K5710
LLYCALLTRADEBULLISH11/10/23$580.00$74.0K8557
LLYCALLTRADEBEARISH01/19/24$450.00$73.0K7775
LLYCALLSWEEPBEARISH04/19/24$630.00$67.1K1590

Where Is Eli Lilly Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 579,471, the price of LLY is up 1.8% at $587.02.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 9 days.

What The Experts Say On Eli Lilly:

  • Wells Fargo has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Eli Lilly, which currently sits at a price target of $650.
  • Cantor Fitzgerald downgraded its action to Overweight with a price target of $630
  • Cantor Fitzgerald downgraded its action to Overweight with a price target of $630
  • Cantor Fitzgerald downgraded its action to Overweight with a price target of $630
  • UBS downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $710

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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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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