Comerica Unusual Options Activity For May 31

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bullish stance on Comerica CMA.

And retail traders should know.

We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

Whether this is an institution or just a wealthy individual, we don't know. But when something this big happens with CMA, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.

So how do we know what this whale just did?

Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 10 uncommon options trades for Comerica.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 70% bullish and 30%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $317,467, and 5 are calls, for a total amount of $224,195.

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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 $32.5 to $52.5 for Comerica 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 Comerica'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 Comerica's whale activity within a strike price range from $32.5 to $52.5 in the last 30 days.

Comerica Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

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Where Is Comerica Standing Right Now?

• With a volume of 1,985,826, the price of CMA is down -4.07% at $36.06.
• RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
• Next earnings are expected to be released in 49 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.

If you want to stay updated on the latest options trades for Comerica, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.