Financial giants have made a conspicuous bullish move on Newmont. Our analysis of options history for Newmont (NYSE:NEM) revealed 13 unusual trades.
Delving into the details, we found 53% of traders were bullish, while 46% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 4 were puts, with a value of $190,030, and 9 were calls, valued at $2,227,755.
Expected Price Movements
After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it's evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band between $45.0 and $95.0 for Newmont, spanning the last three months.
Insights into Volume & Open Interest
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Newmont options trades today is 5748.09 with a total volume of 2,191.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Newmont's big money trades within a strike price range of $45.0 to $95.0 over the last 30 days.
Newmont Call and Put Volume: 30-Day Overview
Noteworthy Options Activity:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEM | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/15/27 | $25.45 | $22.65 | $24.65 | $65.00 | $1.2M | 21.2K | 516 |
| NEM | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/15/27 | $16.8 | $16.5 | $16.71 | $80.00 | $334.2K | 4.1K | 251 |
| NEM | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/16/26 | $37.25 | $35.45 | $37.25 | $45.00 | $279.3K | 6.0K | 75 |
| NEM | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/16/26 | $14.5 | $14.05 | $14.1 | $70.00 | $141.0K | 6.1K | 125 |
| NEM | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/15/27 | $17.45 | $17.0 | $17.0 | $80.00 | $85.0K | 4.1K | 51 |
About Newmont
Newmont is the world's largest gold miner. It bought Goldcorp in 2019, combined its Nevada mines in a joint venture with competitor Barrick later that year, and also purchased competitor Newcrest in November 2023. Its portfolio includes 11 mines and interests in two joint ventures in the Americas, Africa, Australia, and Papua New Guinea. The company is expected to sell roughly 5.6 million ounces of gold in 2025 from its core mines after selling six higher-cost, smaller mines following the Newcrest acquisition. Newmont also produces material amounts of copper, silver, zinc, and lead as byproducts. It had about two decades of gold reserves, along with significant byproduct reserves at the end of December 2024.
In light of the recent options history for Newmont, it's now appropriate to focus on the company itself. We aim to explore its current performance.
Present Market Standing of Newmont
- With a trading volume of 3,484,414, the price of NEM is up by 2.77%, reaching $81.88.
- Current RSI values indicate that the stock is is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings report is scheduled for 112 days from now.
What The Experts Say On Newmont
In the last month, 5 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $110.1.
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