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 Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY).
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 LLY, 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 49 uncommon options trades for Eli Lilly.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 30% bullish and 69%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 7 are puts, for a total amount of $288,976, and 42 are calls, for a total amount of $1,787,519.
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 $300.0 to $860.0 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 $300.0 to $860.0 in the last 30 days.
Eli Lilly 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LLY | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $660.00 | $141.0K | 910 | 300 |
| LLY | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/19/24 | $520.00 | $99.1K | 939 | 1 |
| LLY | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 11/17/23 | $580.00 | $80.8K | 1.7K | 167 |
| LLY | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $680.00 | $72.0K | 653 | 302 |
| LLY | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 06/21/24 | $480.00 | $65.4K | 89 | 28 |
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Where Is Eli Lilly Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 1,514,618, the price of LLY is down -0.87% at $575.26.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 90 days.
What The Experts Say On Eli Lilly:
- Citigroup has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Eli Lilly, which currently sits at a price target of $675.
- Cantor Fitzgerald downgraded its action to Overweight with a price target of $630
- Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Eli Lilly, which currently sits at a price target of $673.
- Wells Fargo has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Eli Lilly, which currently sits at a price target of $650.
- Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Eli Lilly, which currently sits at a price target of $722.
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 Eli Lilly, 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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