Financial giants have made a conspicuous bearish move on Micron Technology. Our analysis of options history for Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) revealed 20 unusual trades.
Delving into the details, we found 35% of traders were bullish, while 65% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 12 were puts, with a value of $685,514, and 8 were calls, valued at $797,259.
Projected Price Targets
Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $72.5 to $95.0 for Micron Technology over the recent three months.
Insights into Volume & Open Interest
In today’s trading context, the average open interest for options of Micron Technology stands at 4080.8, with a total volume reaching 7,782.00. The accompanying chart delineates the progression of both call and put option volume and open interest for high-value trades in Micron Technology, situated within the strike price corridor from $72.5 to $95.0, throughout the last 30 days.
Micron Technology Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Largest Options Trades Observed:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MU | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 02/16/24 | $92.00 | $300.0K | 1.5K | 800 |
| MU | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 04/19/24 | $85.00 | $227.3K | 17.7K | 1.1K |
| MU | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 04/19/24 | $85.00 | $175.1K | 17.7K | 1.5K |
| MU | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 04/19/24 | $85.00 | $99.2K | 17.7K | 307 |
| MU | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 04/19/24 | $85.00 | $91.0K | 17.7K | 1.5K |
About Micron Technology
Micron is one of the largest semiconductor companies in the world, specializing in memory and storage chips. Its primary revenue stream comes from dynamic random access memory, or DRAM, and it also has minority exposure to not-and or NAND, flash chips. Micron serves a global customer base, selling chips into data centers, mobile phones, consumer electronics, and industrial and automotive applications. The firm is vertically integrated.
After a thorough review of the options trading surrounding Micron Technology, we move to examine the company in more detail. This includes an assessment of its current market status and performance.
Present Market Standing of Micron Technology
- Trading volume stands at 3,850,396, with MU’s price down by -3.92%, positioned at $82.34.
- RSI indicators show the stock to be is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Earnings announcement expected in 42 days.
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