Looking At Paramount Global's Recent Unusual Options Activity

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Paramount Global.

Looking at options history for Paramount Global PARA we detected 10 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 30% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 70% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $1,176,720 and 6, calls, for a total amount of $290,477.

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 $11.0 to $25.0 for Paramount Global 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 Paramount Global'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 Paramount Global's whale activity within a strike price range from $11.0 to $25.0 in the last 30 days.

Paramount Global 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
PARA PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 01/19/24 $20.00 $1.0M 13.2K 1.7K
PARA CALL SWEEP BULLISH 08/18/23 $20.00 $79.9K 1.8K 7.2K
PARA PUT TRADE BEARISH 01/19/24 $25.00 $66.7K 20.6K 78
PARA CALL TRADE BULLISH 06/16/23 $11.00 $61.6K 0 600
PARA PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 06/21/24 $22.50 $44.7K 882 60

Where Is Paramount Global Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 22,468,533, the price of PARA is down -4.47% at $13.98.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 70 days.

What The Experts Say On Paramount Global:

  • Citigroup has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Paramount Global, which currently sits at a price target of $22.
  • Goldman Sachs has decided to maintain their Sell rating on Paramount Global, which currently sits at a price target of $14.
  • Benchmark has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Paramount Global, which currently sits at a price target of $28.
  • Deutsche Bank has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Paramount Global, which currently sits at a price target of $25.
  • Barclays has decided to maintain their Underweight rating on Paramount Global, which currently sits at a price target of $13.

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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