27% profits every 20 days?
This is what Nic Chahine averages with his options buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads... BUYING options. Most traders don't even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here's how he does it.
Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bearish stance on Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG).
And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this big happens with CEG, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
So how do we know what these investors just did?
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 10 uncommon options trades for Constellation Energy.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 30% bullish and 70%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 8 are puts, for a total amount of $436,984, and 2 are calls, for a total amount of $57,819.
Predicted Price Range
Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $120.0 to $130.0 for Constellation Energy during the past quarter.
Volume & Open Interest Trends
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Constellation Energy options trades today is 176.8 with a total volume of 1,545.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Constellation Energy's big money trades within a strike price range of $120.0 to $130.0 over the last 30 days.
Constellation Energy Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days
Biggest Options Spotted:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEG | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 12/15/23 | $125.00 | $107.9K | 212 | 0 |
| CEG | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/19/24 | $125.00 | $74.3K | 210 | 1 |
| CEG | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 05/17/24 | $120.00 | $69.7K | 2 | 120 |
| CEG | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 12/15/23 | $120.00 | $48.7K | 354 | 110 |
| CEG | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/19/24 | $125.00 | $38.4K | 210 | 342 |
About Constellation Energy
Constellation Energy Corp offers energy solutions. It provides clean energy and sustainable solutions to homes, businesses, the public sector, community aggregations, and a range of wholesale customers (such as municipalities, cooperatives, and other strategics). The company offers comprehensive energy solutions and a variety of pricing options for electric, natural gas, and renewable energy products for companies of any size.
Following our analysis of the options activities associated with Constellation Energy, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.
Current Position of Constellation Energy
- Trading volume stands at 976,988, with CEG's price down by -0.88%, positioned at $123.36.
- RSI indicators show the stock to be may be approaching overbought.
- Earnings announcement expected in 78 days.
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27% profits every 20 days?
This is what Nic Chahine averages with his options buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads... BUYING options. Most traders don't even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here's how he does it.
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