Looking At Pool's Recent Unusual Options Activity

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Pool POOL.

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 POOL, 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 13 uncommon options trades for Pool.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 23% bullish and 76%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 11 are puts, for a total amount of $1,923,597, and 2 are calls, for a total amount of $276,726.

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 $270.0 to $320.0 for Pool 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 Pool'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 Pool's whale trades within a strike price range from $270.0 to $320.0 in the last 30 days.

Pool Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Where Is Pool Standing Right Now?

• With a volume of 141,064, the price of POOL is up 1.09% at $325.33.
• RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.
• Next earnings are expected to be released in 14 days.

What The Experts Say On Pool:

• Loop Capital upgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $415
• Oppenheimer downgraded its action to Outperform with a price target of $408

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