Check Out What Whales Are Doing With TSM

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

Looking at options history for Taiwan Semiconductor TSM we detected 12 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 41% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 58% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $206,447 and 8, calls, for a total amount of $743,086.

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 $90.0 to $120.0 for Taiwan Semiconductor 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 Taiwan Semiconductor'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 Taiwan Semiconductor's whale activity within a strike price range from $90.0 to $120.0 in the last 30 days.

Taiwan Semiconductor Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Options Call Chart

Biggest Options Spotted:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
TSM CALL TRADE BEARISH 06/16/23 $120.00 $327.9K 273 815
TSM CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/20/23 $95.00 $109.9K 1.4K 394
TSM CALL TRADE BEARISH 07/01/22 $91.00 $109.4K 322 0
TSM CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/20/23 $95.00 $72.2K 1.4K 130
TSM PUT SWEEP BULLISH 07/01/22 $96.00 $64.8K 5 126

Where Is Taiwan Semiconductor Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 2,756,051, the price of TSM is up 2.45% at $93.23.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 48 days.

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