A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on AT&T.
Looking at options history for AT&T T we detected 12 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 16% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 83% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 9 are puts, for a total amount of $934,895 and 3, calls, for a total amount of $235,430.
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 $13.0 to $20.0 for AT&T over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for AT&T options trades today is 12300.73 with a total volume of 25,408.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for AT&T's big money trades within a strike price range of $13.0 to $20.0 over the last 30 days.
AT&T 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T | PUT | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 10/20/23 | $16.00 | $328.6K | 5.5K | 2.0K |
| T | PUT | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/19/24 | $14.00 | $310.0K | 25.4K | 6.6K |
| T | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 10/20/23 | $16.00 | $173.5K | 11.7K | 9.2K |
| T | PUT | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 06/21/24 | $20.00 | $53.9K | 9.9K | 100 |
| T | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 11/17/23 | $14.00 | $53.0K | 12.6K | 1.1K |
Where Is AT&T Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 35,438,914, the price of T is up 0.71% at $14.9.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 0 days.
What The Experts Say On AT&T:
- Wells Fargo has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on AT&T, which currently sits at a price target of $20.
- Citigroup has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on AT&T, which currently sits at a price target of $17.
- Deutsche Bank has decided to maintain their Buy rating on AT&T, which currently sits at a price target of $22.
- Barclays has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on AT&T, which currently sits at a price target of $17.
- JP Morgan downgraded its action to Neutral with a price target of $17
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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