Market Whales and Their Recent Bets on WFC Options - Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC)

High-rolling investors have positioned themselves bullish on Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC), and it's important for retail traders to take note. \This activity came to our attention today through Benzinga's tracking of publicly available options data. The identities of these investors are uncertain, but such a significant move in WFC often signals that someone has privileged information.

Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 8 options trades for Wells Fargo. This is not a typical pattern.

The sentiment among these major traders is split, with 75% bullish and 12% bearish. Among all the options we identified, there was one put, amounting to $253,920, and 7 calls, totaling $432,062.

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 $67.0 to $85.0 for Wells Fargo during the past quarter.

Volume & Open Interest Trends

In today's trading context, the average open interest for options of Wells Fargo stands at 3603.4, with a total volume reaching 4,077.00. The accompanying chart delineates the progression of both call and put option volume and open interest for high-value trades in Wells Fargo, situated within the strike price corridor from $67.0 to $85.0, throughout the last 30 days.

Wells Fargo Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Noteworthy Options Activity:

Symbol	PUT/CALL	Trade Type	Sentiment	Exp. Date	Ask	Bid	Price	Strike Price	Total Trade Price	Open Interest	Volume
WFC	PUT	TRADE	BULLISH	05/16/25	$3.5	$3.45	$3.45	$70.00	$253.9K	1.7K	118
WFC	CALL	TRADE	BEARISH	04/25/25	$1.74	$1.34	$1.42	$75.00	$154.7K	11	1.0K
WFC	CALL	TRADE	BULLISH	01/16/26	$3.2	$3.15	$3.2	$85.00	$62.0K	9.7K	194
WFC	CALL	TRADE	NEUTRAL	05/02/25	$7.0	$5.85	$6.42	$67.00	$55.2K	0	0
WFC	CALL	SWEEP	BULLISH	09/19/25	$1.57	$1.55	$1.57	$85.00	$47.4K	6.5K	698

About Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo is one of the largest banks in the United States, with approximately $1.9 trillion in balance sheet assets. The company has four primary segments: consumer banking, commercial banking, corporate and investment banking, and wealth and investment management. It is almost entirely focused on the US.

After a thorough review of the options trading surrounding Wells Fargo, we move to examine the company in more detail. This includes an assessment of its current market status and performance.

Current Position of Wells Fargo

With a volume of 1,267,835, the price of WFC is down -0.48% at $70.51.
RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.
Next earnings are expected to be released in 25 days.

Expert Opinions on Wells Fargo

In the last month, 1 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $80.0.

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