Looking At JPMorgan Chase's Recent Unusual Options Activity

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on JPMorgan Chase.

Looking at options history for JPMorgan Chase JPM we detected 10 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 50% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 50% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $418,175 and 5, calls, for a total amount of $439,852.

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 $105.0 to $150.0 for JPMorgan Chase 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 JPMorgan Chase'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 JPMorgan Chase's whale trades within a strike price range from $105.0 to $150.0 in the last 30 days.

JPMorgan Chase 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
JPM CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/20/23 $110.00 $191.1K 5.3K 80
JPM PUT TRADE BULLISH 06/16/23 $150.00 $151.3K 232 75
JPM PUT TRADE BULLISH 06/16/23 $150.00 $151.1K 232 75
JPM CALL TRADE BEARISH 12/16/22 $118.00 $104.0K 40 70
JPM CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/20/23 $130.00 $89.4K 20.9K 183

Where Is JPMorgan Chase Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 1,983,907, the price of JPM is up 0.87% at $133.31.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 32 days.

What The Experts Say On JPMorgan Chase:

  • Citigroup has decided to maintain their Buy rating on JPMorgan Chase, which currently sits at a price target of $150.
  • Morgan Stanley upgraded its action to Overweight with a price target of $153
  • Piper Sandler downgraded its action to Overweight with a price target of $150

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 JPMorgan Chase, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.

Market News and Data brought to you by Benzinga APIs
Comments
Loading...
Date of Trade
▲▼
ticker
▲▼
Put/Call
▲▼
Strike Price
▲▼
DTE
▲▼
Sentiment
▲▼
Posted In:
Benzinga simplifies the market for smarter investing

Trade confidently with insights and alerts from analyst ratings, free reports and breaking news that affects the stocks you care about.

Join Now: Free!