argenx Unusual Options Activity For May 04

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on argenx ARGX.

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 ARGX, 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 11 uncommon options trades for argenx.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 36% bullish and 63%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $397,207, and 6 are calls, for a total amount of $361,262.

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 $390.0 to $430.0 for argenx 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 argenx'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 argenx's whale trades within a strike price range from $390.0 to $430.0 in the last 30 days.

argenx 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
ARGX CALL SWEEP BEARISH 12/15/23 $390.00 $128.0K 2 20
ARGX PUT SWEEP BEARISH 06/16/23 $430.00 $119.6K 0 22
ARGX PUT SWEEP BULLISH 06/16/23 $400.00 $108.0K 8 9
ARGX PUT TRADE BULLISH 06/16/23 $430.00 $106.4K 0 24
ARGX CALL SWEEP BEARISH 08/18/23 $400.00 $104.0K 11 37

Where Is argenx Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 218,048, the price of ARGX is up 1.92% at $399.83.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 0 days.

What The Experts Say On argenx:

  • Wedbush downgraded its action to Outperform with a price target of $432
  • Citigroup downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $450
  • HC Wainwright & Co. downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $482

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

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