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.
Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bullish stance on Blackstone.
Looking at options history for Blackstone (NYSE:BX) we detected 38 trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 60% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 39% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 29 are puts, for a total amount of $1,281,354 and 9, calls, for a total amount of $858,644.
Projected Price Targets
Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $95.0 to $160.0 for Blackstone during the past quarter.
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 Blackstone'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 Blackstone's whale activity within a strike price range from $95.0 to $160.0 in the last 30 days.
Blackstone 30-Day Option Volume & Interest Snapshot
Biggest Options Spotted:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BX | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 05/17/24 | $4.0 | $3.9 | $3.95 | $125.00 | $306.1K | 483 | 792 |
| BX | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/17/25 | $14.4 | $14.1 | $14.4 | $125.00 | $161.2K | 1.8K | 238 |
| BX | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/17/25 | $8.1 | $7.95 | $8.0 | $140.00 | $120.0K | 1.7K | 150 |
| BX | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 07/19/24 | $2.57 | $2.56 | $2.56 | $140.00 | $108.0K | 938 | 821 |
| BX | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 05/17/24 | $2.06 | $2.0 | $2.06 | $130.00 | $90.4K | 1.1K | 1.0K |
About Blackstone
Blackstone is the world's largest alternative-asset manager with $1.040 trillion in total asset under management, including $762.6 billion in fee-earning assets under management, at the end of 2023. The company has four core business segments: private equity (22% of fee-earning AUM and 28% of base management fees), real estate (39% and 43%), credit and insurance (29% and 21%), and hedge fund solutions (10% and 8%). While the firm primarily serves institutional investors (87% of AUM), it also caters to clients in the high-net-worth channel (13%). Blackstone operates through 25 offices in the Americas (8), Europe and the Middle East (9), and the Asia-Pacific region (8).
Following our analysis of the options activities associated with Blackstone, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.
Current Position of Blackstone
- With a trading volume of 1,533,710, the price of BX is up by 0.59%, reaching $122.6.
- Current RSI values indicate that the stock is is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings report is scheduled for 1 days from now.
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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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