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

Looking at options history for NIO (NYSE:NIO) we detected 13 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 30% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 69% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $741,043 and 9, calls, for a total amount of $449,390.

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 $14.0 to $45.0 for NIO over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

Looking at the volume and open interest is a powerful move while trading options. This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for NIO'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 NIO's whale trades within a strike price range from $14.0 to $45.0 in the last 30 days.

NIO Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Where Is NIO Standing Right Now?

• With a volume of 30,741,871, the price of NIO is down -3.84% at $21.03.
• RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
• Next earnings are expected to be released in 13 days.

What The Experts Say On NIO:

• CLSA has decided to maintain their Buy rating on NIO, which currently sits at a price target of $35.
• Barclays downgraded its action to Overweight with a price target of $34

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