This Is What Whales Are Betting On Bank of America

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

Looking at options history for Bank of America BAC we detected 19 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 63% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 36% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 10 are puts, for a total amount of $2,336,146 and 9, calls, for a total amount of $380,111.

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 $15.0 to $40.0 for Bank of America 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 Bank of America'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 Bank of America's whale trades within a strike price range from $15.0 to $40.0 in the last 30 days.

Bank of America 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
BAC PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 01/19/24 $35.00 $439.2K 81.8K 3.4K
BAC PUT SWEEP BULLISH 01/19/24 $35.00 $437.9K 81.8K 2.5K
BAC PUT TRADE BULLISH 01/19/24 $35.00 $376.6K 81.8K 461
BAC PUT SWEEP BULLISH 01/19/24 $35.00 $291.9K 81.8K 1.4K
BAC PUT SWEEP BULLISH 01/19/24 $35.00 $282.2K 81.8K 433

Where Is Bank of America Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 7,738,168, the price of BAC is down -0.03% at $28.58.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 27 days.

What The Experts Say On Bank of America:

  • Odeon Capital downgraded its action to Hold with a price target of $35

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 Bank of America, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.

BAC Logo
BACBank of America Corp
$43.320.02%

Stock Score Locked: Want to See it?

Benzinga Rankings give you vital metrics on any stock – anytime.

Reveal Full Score
Edge Rankings
Momentum
55.68
Growth
77.58
Quality
64.17
Value
Not Available
Price Trend
Short
Medium
Long
Market News and Data brought to you by Benzinga APIs
Date of Trade
ticker
Put/Call
Strike Price
DTE
Sentiment

Posted In:
Comments
Loading...