Looking At Agnico Eagle Mines's Recent Whale Trades

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bullish stance on Agnico Eagle Mines AEM.

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 AEM, 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 18 uncommon options trades for Agnico Eagle Mines.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 66% bullish and 33%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 9 are puts, for a total amount of $882,000, and 9 are calls, for a total amount of $457,880.

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 $40.0 to $65.0 for Agnico Eagle Mines over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.

This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Agnico Eagle Mines'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 Agnico Eagle Mines's whale activity within a strike price range from $40.0 to $65.0 in the last 30 days.

Agnico Eagle Mines 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
AEM PUT TRADE BULLISH 06/17/22 $55.00 $322.5K 1.8K 1.5K
AEM PUT SWEEP BEARISH 11/18/22 $65.00 $184.6K 735 162
AEM CALL TRADE BULLISH 09/16/22 $50.00 $148.0K 561 150
AEM PUT SWEEP BEARISH 09/16/22 $55.00 $94.0K 1.1K 208
AEM PUT SWEEP BEARISH 11/18/22 $55.00 $74.2K 276 135

Where Is Agnico Eagle Mines Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 2,082,739, the price of AEM is up 2.71% at $59.42.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 84 days.

What The Experts Say On Agnico Eagle Mines:

  • Barclays has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Agnico Eagle Mines, which currently sits at a price target of $71.

Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.

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