Deep-pocketed investors have adopted a bullish approach towards Barrick Gold (NYSE:GOLD), and it's something market players shouldn't ignore. Our tracking of public options records at Benzinga unveiled this significant move today. The identity of these investors remains unknown, but such a substantial move in GOLD usually suggests something big is about to happen.

We gleaned this information from our observations today when Benzinga's options scanner highlighted 10 extraordinary options activities for Barrick Gold. This level of activity is out of the ordinary.

The general mood among these heavyweight investors is divided, with 60% leaning bullish and 40% bearish. Among these notable options, 2 are puts, totaling $129,482, and 8 are calls, amounting to $617,816.

Predicted Price Range

Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $17.0 to $17.0 for Barrick Gold over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Trends

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Barrick Gold options trades today is 15709.67 with a total volume of 21,285.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Barrick Gold's big money trades within a strike price range of $17.0 to $17.0 over the last 30 days.

Barrick Gold 30-Day Option Volume & Interest Snapshot

Largest Options Trades Observed:

About Barrick Gold

Where Is Barrick Gold Standing Right Now?

• With a volume of 2,218,325, the price of GOLD is up 0.73% at $15.28.
• RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
• Next earnings are expected to be released in 97 days.

What The Experts Say On Barrick Gold

A total of 2 professional analysts have given their take on this stock in the last 30 days, setting an average price target of $27.5.

• An analyst from Raymond James persists with their Outperform rating on Barrick Gold, maintaining a target price of $25.
• Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from BMO Capital keeps a Outperform rating on Barrick Gold with a target price of $30.

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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