A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on ViacomCBS.
Looking at options history for ViacomCBS VIAC we detected 27 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 40% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 59% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 13 are puts, for a total amount of $573,881 and 14, calls, for a total amount of $968,635.
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 $28.0 to $70.0 for ViacomCBS over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for ViacomCBS options trades today is 7380.33 with a total volume of 30,523.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for ViacomCBS's big money trades within a strike price range of $28.0 to $70.0 over the last 30 days.
ViacomCBS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIAC | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 02/18/22 | $35.00 | $256.8K | 32.9K | 3.4K |
| VIAC | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $30.00 | $126.8K | 27.0K | 186 |
| VIAC | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 02/18/22 | $28.00 | $114.4K | 18 | 6 |
| VIAC | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 04/14/22 | $45.00 | $89.7K | 398 | 129 |
| VIAC | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 09/16/22 | $60.00 | $65.8K | 1.8K | 1.4K |
Where Is ViacomCBS Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 7,129,902, the price of VIAC is up 0.58% at $33.65.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 14 days.
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