Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bullish stance on Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY).

And retail traders should know.

We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

Whether this is an institution or just a wealthy individual, we don't know. But when something this big happens with LLY, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.

So how do we know what this whale just did?

Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 20 uncommon options trades for Eli Lilly.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 55% bullish and 45%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $249,695, and 16 are calls, for a total amount of $1,273,845.

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 $340.0 to $670.0 for Eli Lilly over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Eli Lilly options trades today is 441.25 with a total volume of 2,781.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Eli Lilly's big money trades within a strike price range of $340.0 to $670.0 over the last 30 days.

Eli Lilly Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Where Is Eli Lilly Standing Right Now?

• With a volume of 511,555, the price of LLY is up 0.09% at $525.66.
• RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.
• Next earnings are expected to be released in 27 days.

What The Experts Say On Eli Lilly:

• Argus Research has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Eli Lilly, which currently sits at a price target of $620.
• Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Eli Lilly, which currently sits at a price target of $640.
• Cantor Fitzgerald downgraded its action to Overweight with a price target of $630
• Cantor Fitzgerald downgraded its action to Overweight with a price target of $630

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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