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Looking At ASML Holding's Recent Unusual Options Activity

Benzinga ·  Mar 20, 2023 10:35

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML).

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 ASML, 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 ASML Holding.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 33% bullish and 66%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 8 are puts, for a total amount of $569,217, and 7 are calls, for a total amount of $352,657.

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 $540.0 to $800.0 for ASML Holding over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for ASML Holding options trades today is 193.71 with a total volume of 250.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for ASML Holding's big money trades within a strike price range of $540.0 to $800.0 over the last 30 days.

ASML Holding Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

SymbolPUT/CALLTrade TypeSentimentExp. DateStrike PriceTotal Trade PriceOpen InterestVolume
ASMLPUTTRADEBULLISH01/19/24$620.00$161.5K18426
ASMLPUTTRADEBULLISH01/19/24$560.00$109.4K15124
ASMLCALLTRADEBEARISH01/19/24$780.00$101.4K9623
ASMLPUTTRADEBULLISH01/19/24$540.00$95.2K73024
ASMLCALLTRADEBEARISH10/20/23$800.00$64.7K15228

Where Is ASML Holding Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 228,323, the price of ASML is up 1.62% at $643.95.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 30 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 ASML Holding, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.

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