Wynn Resorts Whale Trades For August 12

 

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Wynn Resorts WYNN.

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 WYNN, 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 11 uncommon options trades for Wynn Resorts.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 45% bullish and 54%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $139,142, and 7 are calls, for a total amount of $688,260.

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 $45.0 to $87.5 for Wynn Resorts 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 Wynn Resorts'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 Wynn Resorts's whale activity within a strike price range from $45.0 to $87.5 in the last 30 days.

Wynn Resorts 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
WYNN	CALL	SWEEP	BEARISH	03/17/23	$70.00	$333.7K	381	336
WYNN	CALL	TRADE	BULLISH	01/19/24	$45.00	$75.6K	356	25
WYNN	CALL	TRADE	BULLISH	01/19/24	$47.50	$71.5K	384	0
WYNN	CALL	TRADE	BULLISH	01/19/24	$50.00	$67.8K	535	25
WYNN	CALL	TRADE	BULLISH	01/19/24	$55.00	$60.0K	398	0

Where Is Wynn Resorts Standing Right Now?

• With a volume of 484,194, the price of WYNN is up 0.18% at $67.69.
• RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be overbought.
• Next earnings are expected to be released in 88 days.

What The Experts Say On Wynn Resorts:

• Wells Fargo has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on Wynn Resorts, which currently sits at a price target of $77.
• Deutsche Bank has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Wynn Resorts, which currently sits at a price target of $85.

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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