A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Silicon Motion Technology.
Looking at options history for Silicon Motion Technology SIMO we detected 11 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 63% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 36% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $259,897 and 6, calls, for a total amount of $251,013.
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 $65.0 to $90.0 for Silicon Motion Technology over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Silicon Motion Technology options trades today is 705.67 with a total volume of 925.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Silicon Motion Technology's big money trades within a strike price range of $65.0 to $90.0 over the last 30 days.
Silicon Motion Technology 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIMO | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 12/15/23 | $65.00 | $83.7K | 44 | 95 |
| SIMO | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 07/21/23 | $70.00 | $75.6K | 480 | 0 |
| SIMO | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 08/18/23 | $80.00 | $66.1K | 0 | 0 |
| SIMO | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 08/18/23 | $75.00 | $48.6K | 0 | 36 |
| SIMO | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 08/18/23 | $85.00 | $44.1K | 151 | 144 |
Where Is Silicon Motion Technology Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 624,987, the price of SIMO is up 2.87% at $70.78.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 48 days.
What The Experts Say On Silicon Motion Technology:
- Needham has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Silicon Motion Technology, which currently sits at a price target of $75.
- Wedbush has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Silicon Motion Technology, which currently sits at a price target of $104.
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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