Morgan Stanley Unusual Options Activity For May 31

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

Looking at options history for Morgan Stanley MS 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, 8 are puts, for a total amount of $353,245 and 2, calls, for a total amount of $59,188.

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 $83.0 to $100.0 for Morgan Stanley 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 Morgan Stanley'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 Morgan Stanley's whale activity within a strike price range from $83.0 to $100.0 in the last 30 days.

Morgan Stanley Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

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Biggest Options Spotted:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
MS PUT TRADE BULLISH 06/02/23 $86.00 $108.0K 360 301
MS PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 08/18/23 $85.00 $42.3K 275 335
MS PUT SWEEP BEARISH 08/18/23 $85.00 $41.5K 275 57
MS PUT SWEEP BEARISH 08/18/23 $85.00 $38.1K 275 77
MS PUT SWEEP BEARISH 06/02/23 $83.00 $36.8K 784 89

Where Is Morgan Stanley Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 590,811, the price of MS is down -1.31% at $82.33.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 48 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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