Looking At Helen Of Troy's Recent Unusual Options Activity

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Helen Of Troy.

Looking at options history for Helen Of Troy HELE we detected 12 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 33% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 66% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 10 are puts, for a total amount of $636,579 and 2, calls, for a total amount of $106,000.

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 $70.0 to $120.0 for Helen Of Troy over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.

This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Helen Of Troy'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 Helen Of Troy's whale activity within a strike price range from $70.0 to $120.0 in the last 30 days.

Helen Of Troy 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
HELE PUT TRADE BEARISH 06/16/23 $100.00 $139.5K 0 225
HELE PUT SWEEP BEARISH 05/19/23 $105.00 $89.6K 568 148
HELE PUT SWEEP BULLISH 05/19/23 $100.00 $86.0K 1.0K 0
HELE PUT SWEEP BEARISH 06/16/23 $100.00 $82.9K 0 75
HELE CALL TRADE BULLISH 05/19/23 $95.00 $64.0K 625 37

Where Is Helen Of Troy Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 1,446,567, the price of HELE is up 21.21% at $99.15.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 70 days.

What The Experts Say On Helen Of Troy:

  • DA Davidson downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $138
  • UBS downgraded its action to Neutral with a price target of $99

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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