Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on McDonald's MCD.
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 MCD, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 10 options trades for McDonald's.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 30% bullish and 70%, bearish.
Out of all of the options we uncovered, 9 are puts, for a total amount of $474,818, and there was 1 call, for a total amount of $33,199.
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 $280.0 to $300.0 for McDonald's over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for McDonald's options trades today is 964.5 with a total volume of 1,522.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for McDonald's's big money trades within a strike price range of $280.0 to $300.0 over the last 30 days.
McDonald's 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCD | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 04/28/23 | $292.50 | $189.9K | 1.3K | 889 |
| MCD | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 09/15/23 | $280.00 | $60.5K | 412 | 20 |
| MCD | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/15/23 | $280.00 | $46.4K | 412 | 180 |
| MCD | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 05/19/23 | $290.00 | $33.1K | 2.7K | 104 |
| MCD | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 09/15/23 | $290.00 | $33.0K | 590 | 36 |
Where Is McDonald's Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 685,064, the price of MCD is down -0.58% at $289.81.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 90 days.
What The Experts Say On McDonald's:
- Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on McDonald's, which currently sits at a price target of $315.
- Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on McDonald's, which currently sits at a price target of $309.
- Loop Capital has decided to maintain their Buy rating on McDonald's, which currently sits at a price target of $346.
- TD Cowen has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on McDonald's, which currently sits at a price target of $320.
- Wells Fargo has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on McDonald's, which currently sits at a price target of $295.
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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