Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Goldman Sachs Gr (NYSE:GS).
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 GS, 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 15 uncommon options trades for Goldman Sachs Gr.
This isn’t normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 40% bullish and 60%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 9 are puts, for a total amount of $923,595, and 6 are calls, for a total amount of $311,280.
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 $290.0 to $350.0 for Goldman Sachs Gr 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 Goldman Sachs Gr’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 Goldman Sachs Gr’s whale activity within a strike price range from $290.0 to $350.0 in the last 30 days.
Goldman Sachs Gr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS | PUT | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 12/19/25 | $290.00 | $444.5K | 35 | 140 |
| GS | PUT | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 10/20/23 | $315.00 | $144.6K | 1.4K | 235 |
| GS | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 10/20/23 | $325.00 | $123.9K | 886 | 257 |
| GS | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 11/17/23 | $300.00 | $82.4K | 3.3K | 170 |
| GS | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 10/06/23 | $325.00 | $72.4K | 465 | 346 |
Where Is Goldman Sachs Gr Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 1,274,792, the price of GS is down -1.57% at $318.5.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 15 days.
What The Experts Say On Goldman Sachs Gr:
- JMP Securities downgraded its action to Market Outperform with a price target of $450
- Citigroup has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Goldman Sachs Gr, which currently sits at a price target of $380.
- HSBC downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $403
- Oppenheimer has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Goldman Sachs Gr, which currently sits at a price target of $450.
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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