A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Bed Bath & Beyond.
Looking at options history for Bed Bath & Beyond BBBY we detected 37 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 37% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 62% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 20 are puts, for a total amount of $841,823 and 17, calls, for a total amount of $761,762.
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 $1.0 to $40.0 for Bed Bath & Beyond over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Bed Bath & Beyond options trades today is 10357.77 with a total volume of 227,029.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Bed Bath & Beyond's big money trades within a strike price range of $1.0 to $40.0 over the last 30 days.
Bed Bath & Beyond 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBBY | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/13/23 | $3.00 | $126.7K | 12.9K | 29.9K |
| BBBY | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 03/17/23 | $40.00 | $102.6K | 3 | 32 |
| BBBY | PUT | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 01/20/23 | $5.00 | $92.2K | 23.9K | 3.8K |
| BBBY | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/13/23 | $3.00 | $74.7K | 12.9K | 33.4K |
| BBBY | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 03/17/23 | $20.00 | $63.0K | 17 | 691 |
Where Is Bed Bath & Beyond Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 141,152,650, the price of BBBY is down -18.32% at $4.28.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 89 days.
What The Experts Say On Bed Bath & Beyond:
- Wells Fargo has decided to maintain their Underweight rating on Bed Bath & Beyond, which currently sits at a price target of $2.
- Wedbush has decided to maintain their Underperform rating on Bed Bath & Beyond, which currently sits at a price target of $1.
- Telsey Advisory Group has decided to maintain their Underperform rating on Bed Bath & Beyond, which currently sits at a price target of $2.
- Baird has decided to maintain their Underperform rating on Bed Bath & Beyond, which currently sits at a price target of $1.
- UBS has decided to maintain their Sell rating on Bed Bath & Beyond, which currently sits at a price target of $1.
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