Check Out What Whales Are Doing With IBM

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on IBM.

Looking at options history for IBM IBM we detected 10 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 60.0% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 40.0% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 3 are puts, for a total amount of $78,800.00 and 7, calls, for a total amount of $389,900.00.

What's The Price Target?

Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $95.0 to $135.0 for IBM over the last 3 months.

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 IBM'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 IBM's whale activity within a strike price range from $95.0 to $135.0 in the last 30 days.

IBM Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Where Is IBM Standing Right Now?

• With a volume of 4,135,450.00, the price of IBM is up 0.39% at $124.05.
• RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
• Next earnings are expected to be released in 41 days.

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