AT&T Unusual Options Activity For May 22

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on AT&T.

Looking at options history for AT&T T we detected 10 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 60% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 40% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $137,112 and 6, calls, for a total amount of $270,915.

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 $16.0 to $17.0 for AT&T 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 AT&T'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 AT&T's whale trades within a strike price range from $16.0 to $17.0 in the last 30 days.

AT&T 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
T CALL SWEEP BULLISH 05/26/23 $16.50 $61.7K 5.2K 14.9K
T CALL SWEEP BEARISH 06/21/24 $17.00 $61.3K 4.3K 328
T CALL SWEEP BULLISH 05/26/23 $16.50 $54.4K 5.2K 8.4K
T PUT SWEEP BEARISH 05/26/23 $16.00 $44.6K 6.7K 5.0K
T CALL SWEEP BULLISH 07/21/23 $16.00 $40.0K 2.4K 953

Where Is AT&T Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 40,367,645, the price of T is up 0.43% at $16.38.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 59 days.

What The Experts Say On AT&T:

  • RBC Capital downgraded its action to Sector Perform with a price target of $19
  • Tigress Financial downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $28
  • Barclays has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on AT&T, which currently sits at a price target of $18.

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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