This Is What Whales Are Betting On Enphase Energy

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bullish stance on Enphase Energy ENPH.

And retail traders should know.

We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

Whether this is an institution or just a wealthy individual, we don't know. But when something this big happens with ENPH, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.

So how do we know what this whale just did?

Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 63 uncommon options trades for Enphase Energy.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 61% bullish and 38%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 15 are puts, for a total amount of $1,186,043, and 48 are calls, for a total amount of $2,522,577.

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 $50.0 to $180.0 for Enphase Energy over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Enphase Energy options trades today is 559.69 with a total volume of 10,236.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Enphase Energy's big money trades within a strike price range of $50.0 to $180.0 over the last 30 days.

Enphase Energy Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Where Is Enphase Energy Standing Right Now?

• With a volume of 3,371,151, the price of ENPH is up 2.65% at $144.5.
• RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
• Next earnings are expected to be released in 0 days.

What The Experts Say On Enphase Energy:

• Guggenheim upgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $213
• Keybanc has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Enphase Energy, which currently sits at a price target of $200.
• Truist Securities has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Enphase Energy, which currently sits at a price target of $200.
• Wells Fargo has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Enphase Energy, which currently sits at a price target of $255.

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