A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Best Buy Co.
Looking at options history for Best Buy Co BBY we detected 15 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 80% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 20% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 11 are puts, for a total amount of $536,510 and 4, calls, for a total amount of $263,255.
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 $60.0 to $75.0 for Best Buy Co 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 Best Buy Co'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 Best Buy Co's whale activity within a strike price range from $60.0 to $75.0 in the last 30 days.
Best Buy Co 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBY | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 05/26/23 | $63.00 | $128.0K | 3 | 200 |
| BBY | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 05/26/23 | $62.00 | $125.5K | 149 | 10 |
| BBY | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 05/26/23 | $70.00 | $74.2K | 83 | 1.9K |
| BBY | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/16/23 | $61.00 | $58.5K | 0 | 601 |
| BBY | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/16/23 | $72.50 | $49.9K | 1.6K | 382 |
Where Is Best Buy Co Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 1,980,979, the price of BBY is down -0.76% at $68.96.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 1 days.
What The Experts Say On Best Buy Co:
- Telsey Advisory Group downgraded its action to Market Perform with a price target of $81
- Wedbush has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Best Buy Co, which currently sits at a price target of $72.
- Citigroup has decided to maintain their Sell rating on Best Buy Co, which currently sits at a price target of $62.
- Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on Best Buy Co, which currently sits at a price target of $75.
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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