What Are Whales Doing With Eli Lilly

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Eli Lilly. Looking at options history for Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY) we detected 14 strange trades.

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Eli Lilly.

Looking at options history for Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY) we detected 14 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 14% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 85% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $61,020 and 12, calls, for a total amount of $964,186.

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 $115.0 to $350.0 for Eli Lilly over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Eli Lilly options trades today is 624.11 with a total volume of 401.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Eli Lilly’s big money trades within a strike price range of $115.0 to $350.0 over the last 30 days.

Eli Lilly 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
LLY CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/20/23 $270.00 $98.5K 1.1K 60
LLY CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/20/23 $270.00 $98.0K 1.1K 30
LLY CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/20/23 $270.00 $98.0K 1.1K 15
LLY CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/20/23 $270.00 $97.8K 1.1K 45
LLY CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/20/23 $270.00 $91.9K 1.1K 60

Where Is Eli Lilly Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 1,795,800, the price of LLY is up 0.15% at $324.73.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 34 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.

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

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