What the Options Market Tells Us About Eli Lilly

Financial giants have made a conspicuous bearish move on Eli Lilly. Our analysis of options history for Eli Lilly LLY revealed 47 unusual trades.

Delving into the details, we found 40% of traders were bullish, while 59% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 13 were puts, with a value of $707,918, and 34 were calls, valued at $3,369,992.

Predicted Price Range

Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $300.0 to $840.0 for Eli Lilly during the past quarter.

Volume & Open Interest Trends

Assessing the volume and open interest is a strategic step in options trading. These metrics shed light on the liquidity and investor interest in Eli Lilly's options at specified strike prices. The forthcoming data visualizes the fluctuation in volume and open interest for both calls and puts, linked to Eli Lilly's substantial trades, within a strike price spectrum from $300.0 to $840.0 over the preceding 30 days.

Eli Lilly Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
LLY CALL TRADE BEARISH 04/19/24 $600.00 $1.1M 633 306
LLY CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 01/19/24 $350.00 $359.4K 371 15
LLY CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/17/25 $660.00 $300.9K 277 60
LLY CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 01/19/24 $520.00 $132.0K 928 20
LLY PUT TRADE BULLISH 01/16/26 $840.00 $130.5K 1 10

About Eli Lilly

Eli Lilly is a drug firm with a focus on neuroscience, cardiometabolic, cancer, and immunology. Lilly's key products include Verzenio for cancer; Mounjaro, Zepbound, Jardiance, Trulicity, Humalog, and Humulin for diabetes; and Taltz and Olumiant for immunology.

In light of the recent options history for Eli Lilly, it's now appropriate to focus on the company itself. We aim to explore its current performance.

Where Is Eli Lilly Standing Right Now?

  • Currently trading with a volume of 1,445,405, the LLY's price is down by -0.42%, now at $581.56.
  • RSI readings suggest the stock is currently is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
  • Anticipated earnings release is in 59 days.

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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