A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Estee Lauder Cos.
Looking at options history for Estee Lauder Cos EL we detected 11 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 36% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 63% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 3 are puts, for a total amount of $232,020 and 8, calls, for a total amount of $1,113,051.
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 $300.0 to $400.0 for Estee Lauder Cos over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Estee Lauder Cos options trades today is 350.6 with a total volume of 1,243.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Estee Lauder Cos's big money trades within a strike price range of $300.0 to $400.0 over the last 30 days.
Estee Lauder Cos Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Biggest Options Spotted:
Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EL | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 07/15/22 | $370.00 | $472.5K | 18 | 150 |
EL | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 07/15/22 | $370.00 | $155.5K | 18 | 202 |
EL | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 07/15/22 | $400.00 | $117.2K | 118 | 26 |
EL | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 07/15/22 | $370.00 | $108.5K | 18 | 274 |
EL | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 07/15/22 | $370.00 | $105.4K | 18 | 239 |
Where Is Estee Lauder Cos Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 54,725, the price of EL is up 0.19% at $370.77.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 36 days.
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