Looking At Freeport-McMoRan's Recent Unusual Options Activity


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A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Freeport-McMoRan.

Looking at options history for Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) we detected 23 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 47% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 52% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $337,509 and 18, calls, for a total amount of $959,857.

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 $28.0 to $47.0 for Freeport-McMoRan 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 Freeport-McMoRan'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 Freeport-McMoRan's whale activity within a strike price range from $28.0 to $47.0 in the last 30 days.

Freeport-McMoRan Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

SymbolPUT/CALLTrade TypeSentimentExp. DateStrike PriceTotal Trade PriceOpen InterestVolume
FCXPUTSWEEPBULLISH01/16/26$33.00$133.7K5503
FCXPUTSWEEPBEARISH01/16/26$33.00$105.5K53
FCXCALLSWEEPBEARISH12/15/23$36.00$84.6K1.0K627
FCXCALLTRADEBULLISH12/15/23$36.00$81.0K1.0K749
FCXCALLSWEEPBEARISH12/15/23$36.00$80.5K1.0K2.9K

Where Is Freeport-McMoRan Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 4,230,775, the price of FCX is down -0.64% at $34.2.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 91 days.

What The Experts Say On Freeport-McMoRan:

  • Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on Freeport-McMoRan, which currently sits at a price target of $41.
  • BMO Capital has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Freeport-McMoRan, which currently sits at a price target of $45.
  • JP Morgan downgraded its action to Neutral with a price target of $42

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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