This Is What Whales Are Betting On Bausch Health Companies

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Bausch Health Companies BHC.

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 BHC, 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 15 uncommon options trades for Bausch Health Companies.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 40% bullish and 60%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 11 are puts, for a total amount of $3,387,221, and 4 are calls, for a total amount of $162,247.

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 $4.0 to $20.0 for Bausch Health Companies 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 Bausch Health Companies'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 Bausch Health Companies's whale trades within a strike price range from $4.0 to $20.0 in the last 30 days.

Bausch Health Companies Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Where Is Bausch Health Companies Standing Right Now?

• With a volume of 11,797,556, the price of BHC is down -10.62% at $5.22.
• RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.
• Next earnings are expected to be released in 0 days.

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 Bausch Health Companies, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.