Chipotle Mexican Grill Unusual Options Activity For May 09

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Chipotle Mexican Grill CMG.

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 CMG, 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 27 uncommon options trades for Chipotle Mexican Grill.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 44% bullish and 55%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 7 are puts, for a total amount of $386,830, and 20 are calls, for a total amount of $3,111,756.

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 $1040.0 to $2300.0 for Chipotle Mexican Grill 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 Chipotle Mexican Grill'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 Chipotle Mexican Grill's whale activity within a strike price range from $1040.0 to $2300.0 in the last 30 days.

Chipotle Mexican Grill 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
CMG CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 01/19/24 $1560.00 $1.0M 70 18
CMG CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/19/24 $1540.00 $527.9K 38 9
CMG CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/19/24 $1580.00 $509.0K 26 9
CMG PUT SWEEP BEARISH 05/26/23 $2030.00 $146.0K 83 50
CMG CALL SWEEP BULLISH 05/19/23 $2020.00 $138.0K 127 20

Where Is Chipotle Mexican Grill Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 66,901, the price of CMG is up 0.46% at $2042.23.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 77 days.

What The Experts Say On Chipotle Mexican Grill:

  • Stephens & Co. has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Chipotle Mexican Grill, which currently sits at a price target of $2000.
  • Wedbush has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Chipotle Mexican Grill, which currently sits at a price target of $2200.
  • BTIG has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Chipotle Mexican Grill, which currently sits at a price target of $2175.
  • Barclays has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on Chipotle Mexican Grill, which currently sits at a price target of $1885.
  • Raymond James has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Chipotle Mexican Grill, which currently sits at a price target of $2100.

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 Chipotle Mexican Grill, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.

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