What Are Whales Doing With AT&T

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on AT&T.

Looking at options history for AT&T T we detected 17 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 29% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 70% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $569,748 and 13, calls, for a total amount of $643,043.

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 $23.0 to $27.0 for AT&T over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for AT&T options trades today is 13042.12 with a total volume of 202,436.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for AT&T's big money trades within a strike price range of $23.0 to $27.0 over the last 30 days.

AT&T Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Options Call Chart

Biggest Options Spotted:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
T PUT SWEEP BEARISH 03/18/22 $24.00 $438.3K 25.4K 7.5K
T CALL SWEEP BULLISH 12/31/21 $24.00 $123.1K 31.9K 2.7K
T CALL SWEEP BULLISH 12/31/21 $24.00 $92.1K 31.9K 13.9K
T CALL SWEEP BEARISH 12/31/21 $25.50 $74.8K 4.2K 44.2K
T PUT TRADE BEARISH 03/18/22 $24.00 $64.5K 25.4K 11.6K

Where Is AT&T Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 23,946,620, the price of T is up 2.25% at $24.73.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 36 days.

What The Experts Say On AT&T:

  • Barclays upgraded its action to Overweight with a price target of $30
  • Citigroup has decided to maintain their Buy rating on AT&T, which currently sits at a price target of $29.
  • Morgan Stanley upgraded its action to Overweight with a price target of $28

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