Financial giants have made a conspicuous bearish move on Whirlpool. Our analysis of options history for Whirlpool WHR revealed 8 unusual trades.
Delving into the details, we found 12% of traders were bullish, while 87% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 4 were puts, with a value of $147,704, and 4 were calls, valued at $179,675.
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 $90.0 to $140.0 for Whirlpool during the past quarter.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Whirlpool options trades today is 295.0 with a total volume of 700.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Whirlpool's big money trades within a strike price range of $90.0 to $140.0 over the last 30 days.
Whirlpool 30-Day Option Volume & Interest Snapshot
Significant Options Trades Detected:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHR | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 04/26/24 | $4.4 | $4.2 | $4.4 | $116.00 | $74.7K | 23 | 170 |
| WHR | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 04/26/24 | $3.2 | $2.95 | $3.2 | $113.00 | $60.4K | 12 | 190 |
| WHR | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/16/26 | $29.6 | $27.0 | $27.52 | $100.00 | $40.7K | 461 | 15 |
| WHR | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 06/21/24 | $7.3 | $7.0 | $7.06 | $115.00 | $35.3K | 1.6K | 51 |
| WHR | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/16/26 | $35.0 | $34.2 | $35.0 | $140.00 | $35.0K | 7 | 0 |
About Whirlpool
Whirlpool Corp is a manufacturer and marketer of home appliances and related products. Its reportable segments consist of five operating segments, which consist of Domestic Appliances (MDA) North America; MDA Europe, MDA Latin America; MDA Asia; and Small Domestic Appliances (SDA). Product categories include refrigeration, laundry, cooking, and dishwashing. The company has also a portfolio of small domestic appliances, including the KitchenAid stand mixer. The company's international brands include Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Maytag, Consul, and Brastemp among others.
In light of the recent options history for Whirlpool, it's now appropriate to focus on the company itself. We aim to explore its current performance.
Present Market Standing of Whirlpool
- With a volume of 1,098,376, the price of WHR is down -3.62% at $114.88.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 20 days.
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