Looking At Walt Disney’s Recent Unusual Options Activity

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Walt Disney.…

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Walt Disney.

Looking at options history for Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) we detected 13 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 69% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 30% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $387,605 and 8, calls, for a total amount of $743,352.

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 $75.0 to $90.0 for Walt Disney over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Walt Disney options trades today is 5748.67 with a total volume of 5,519.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Walt Disney’s big money trades within a strike price range of $75.0 to $90.0 over the last 30 days.

Walt Disney Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Options Call Chart

Biggest Options Spotted:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
DIS PUT TRADE BULLISH 11/17/23 $90.00 $188.9K 12.9K 0
DIS CALL TRADE BULLISH 12/15/23 $75.00 $163.1K 2.6K 1.2K
DIS CALL SWEEP BULLISH 12/15/23 $75.00 $159.8K 2.6K 201
DIS CALL SWEEP BULLISH 12/15/23 $75.00 $142.4K 2.6K 601
DIS CALL SWEEP BEARISH 12/15/23 $75.00 $141.0K 2.6K 629

Ready to win big? Discover the #1 strategy for trading options in today’s unpredictable market… with potential gains of 44%, 125% and even 411% every month on average. Starting at only $1 a day. Click here now.

Where Is Walt Disney Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 2,856,067, the price of DIS is down -0.1% at $80.6.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 8 days.

What The Experts Say On Walt Disney:

  • Seaport Global downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $93
  • JP Morgan has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Walt Disney, which currently sits at a price target of $120.
  • Bernstein downgraded its action to Outperform with a price target of $103

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.

If you want to stay updated on the latest options trades for Walt Disney, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.

Total
0
Shares
Related Posts
Read More

Disney, Amgen, First Republic, Psychedelics: How One CEO’s Universal Deal-Making Approach Shapes Industries

In the dynamic world of business, adaptability is king, a principle veteran executive Richard Nanula has embodied throughout his career. "Every place I've been... maybe you could conclude that they might not fit because one of them didn't have much relation to the other.

KTTA