A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Peabody Energy.
Looking at options history for Peabody Energy BTU we detected 19 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 42% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 57% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $310,500 and 15, calls, for a total amount of $718,954.
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 $10.0 to $22.0 for Peabody Energy over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Peabody Energy options trades today is 5342.2 with a total volume of 8,739.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Peabody Energy's big money trades within a strike price range of $10.0 to $22.0 over the last 30 days.
Peabody Energy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTU | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/19/24 | $22.00 | $89.0K | 6.3K | 400 |
| BTU | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/19/24 | $22.00 | $89.0K | 6.3K | 200 |
| BTU | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/19/24 | $22.00 | $88.9K | 6.3K | 600 |
| BTU | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/17/25 | $18.00 | $84.0K | 1.7K | 914 |
| BTU | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/16/23 | $20.00 | $60.9K | 15 | 913 |
Where Is Peabody Energy Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 4,404,560, the price of BTU is down -2.73% at $20.5.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 70 days.
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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