Dow Unusual Options Activity For August 30

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Dow.

Looking at options history for Dow DOW we detected 10 strange trades.

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

From the overall spotted trades, 3 are puts, for a total amount of $145,825 and 7, calls, for a total amount of $319,480.

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 $30.0 to $100.0 for Dow 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 Dow'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 Dow's whale activity within a strike price range from $30.0 to $100.0 in the last 30 days.

Dow 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
DOW PUT TRADE BULLISH 10/20/23 $52.50 $69.0K 901 1.0K
DOW CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/19/24 $50.00 $66.0K 1.8K 300
DOW CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/19/24 $50.00 $64.5K 1.8K 100
DOW CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 01/19/24 $30.00 $52.8K 178 41
DOW CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/17/25 $30.00 $45.4K 29 19

Where Is Dow Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 2,344,594, the price of DOW is down -0.97% at $54.7.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 55 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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