What Are Whales Doing With Chipotle Mexican Grill

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bullish stance on Chipotle Mexican Grill CMG.

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 CMG, 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 28 uncommon options trades for Chipotle Mexican Grill.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 53% bullish and 46%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $253,777, and 24 are calls, for a total amount of $1,276,633.

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 $1300.0 to $2000.0 for Chipotle Mexican Grill 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 Chipotle Mexican Grill'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 Chipotle Mexican Grill's whale activity within a strike price range from $1300.0 to $2000.0 in the last 30 days.

Chipotle Mexican Grill 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
CMG CALL TRADE BEARISH 09/16/22 $1330.00 $180.9K 107 16
CMG CALL TRADE BEARISH 07/29/22 $1305.00 $142.6K 16 11
CMG CALL TRADE BULLISH 09/16/22 $1330.00 $103.1K 107 6
CMG CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/20/23 $1480.00 $82.8K 5 5
CMG CALL SWEEP BEARISH 07/29/22 $1365.00 $79.0K 49 17

Where Is Chipotle Mexican Grill Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 158,879, the price of CMG is up 12.16% at $1476.56.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 85 days.

What The Experts Say On Chipotle Mexican Grill:

  • Truist Securities has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Chipotle Mexican Grill, which currently sits at a price target of $1760.
  • Raymond James has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Chipotle Mexican Grill, which currently sits at a price target of $1700.
  • Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Chipotle Mexican Grill, which currently sits at a price target of $1808.
  • Cowen & Co. has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Chipotle Mexican Grill, which currently sits at a price target of $1600.
  • Credit Suisse has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Chipotle Mexican Grill, which currently sits at a price target of $2000.

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.

If you want to stay updated on the latest options trades for Chipotle Mexican Grill, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.

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