A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Oracle.
Looking at options history for Oracle ORCL we detected 39 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 33% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 66% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 6 are puts, for a total amount of $944,222 and 33, calls, for a total amount of $1,964,350.
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 $90.0 to $175.0 for Oracle 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 Oracle'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 Oracle's whale activity within a strike price range from $90.0 to $175.0 in the last 30 days.
Oracle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORCL | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 12/19/25 | $130.00 | $492.9K | 33 | 1 |
| ORCL | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 10/20/23 | $125.00 | $262.7K | 7.3K | 2.1K |
| ORCL | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 10/20/23 | $125.00 | $262.5K | 7.3K | 1.6K |
| ORCL | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 10/20/23 | $120.00 | $235.0K | 2.5K | 574 |
| ORCL | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/17/25 | $175.00 | $202.0K | 59 | 730 |
Where Is Oracle Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 11,046,192, the price of ORCL is up 2.52% at $123.98.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 6 days.
What The Experts Say On Oracle:
- UBS upgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $140
- Barclays upgraded its action to Overweight with a price target of $150
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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