Looking At Target's Recent Unusual Options Activity

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

Looking at options history for Target TGT we detected 10 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 50% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 50% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 3 are puts, for a total amount of $89,580 and 7, calls, for a total amount of $273,494.

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 $100.0 to $120.0 for Target 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 Target'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 Target's whale activity within a strike price range from $100.0 to $120.0 in the last 30 days.

Target 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
TGT CALL SWEEP BULLISH 03/15/24 $105.00 $59.4K 86 45
TGT CALL SWEEP BEARISH 10/06/23 $112.00 $46.4K 1.7K 904
TGT CALL TRADE BULLISH 11/17/23 $100.00 $37.5K 245 29
TGT CALL SWEEP BEARISH 09/29/23 $109.00 $35.0K 891 918
TGT CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 09/29/23 $109.00 $34.9K 891 217

Where Is Target Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 1,069,184, the price of TGT is up 1.6% at $111.31.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 47 days.

What The Experts Say On Target:

  • Stifel has decided to maintain their Hold rating on Target, which currently sits at a price target of $130.
  • Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on Target, which currently sits at a price target of $140.
  • HSBC downgraded its action to Hold with a price target of $140
  • Evercore ISI Group has decided to maintain their In-Line rating on Target, which currently sits at a price target of $142.

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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