Decoding American Airlines Group's Options Activity: What's the Big Picture?

Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on American Airlines Group AAL.

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 AAL, 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 13 uncommon options trades for American Airlines Group.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 53% bullish and 46%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 9 are puts, for a total amount of $857,171, and 4 are calls, for a total amount of $673,969.

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Predicted Price Range

Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $10.0 to $25.0 for American Airlines Group over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

In today's trading context, the average open interest for options of American Airlines Group stands at 6452.0, with a total volume reaching 6,615.00. The accompanying chart delineates the progression of both call and put option volume and open interest for high-value trades in American Airlines Group, situated within the strike price corridor from $10.0 to $25.0, throughout the last 30 days.

American Airlines Group 30-Day Option Volume & Interest Snapshot

Significant Options Trades Detected:

About American Airlines Group

American Airlines is the world's largest airline by aircraft, capacity, and scheduled revenue passenger miles. Its major U.S. hubs are Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Washington, D.C. It generates over 30% of U.S. airline revenue connecting Latin America with destinations in the United States. After completing a major fleet renewal, the company has the youngest fleet of U.S. legacy carriers.

Having examined the options trading patterns of American Airlines Group, our attention now turns directly to the company. This shift allows us to delve into its present market position and performance

Present Market Standing of American Airlines Group

• Trading volume stands at 14,851,005, with AAL's price down by -0.82%, positioned at $14.58.
• RSI indicators show the stock to be may be approaching overbought.
• Earnings announcement expected in 64 days.

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