A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Home Depot.
Looking at options history for Home Depot HD 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, 6 are puts, for a total amount of $347,555 and 4, calls, for a total amount of $159,223.
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 $265.0 to $340.0 for Home Depot over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Home Depot options trades today is 495.11 with a total volume of 1,566.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Home Depot's big money trades within a strike price range of $265.0 to $340.0 over the last 30 days.
Home Depot 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HD | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 05/17/24 | $265.00 | $109.3K | 36 | 26 |
| HD | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 11/24/23 | $280.00 | $66.7K | 948 | 101 |
| HD | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 11/24/23 | $280.00 | $60.5K | 948 | 190 |
| HD | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $340.00 | $57.0K | 309 | 10 |
| HD | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $285.00 | $46.0K | 973 | 36 |
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Where Is Home Depot Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 1,214,847, the price of HD is up 1.11% at $284.61.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 14 days.
What The Experts Say On Home Depot:
- Telsey Advisory Group has decided to maintain their Market Perform rating on Home Depot, which currently sits at a price target of $330.
- Truist Securities has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Home Depot, which currently sits at a price target of $341.
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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