A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Ford Motor.
Looking at options history for Ford Motor (NYSE:F) we detected 13 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 53% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 46% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $499,279 and 9, calls, for a total amount of $1,070,670.
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 $7.35 to $13.0 for Ford Motor over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Ford Motor options trades today is 20063.17 with a total volume of 29,141.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Ford Motor's big money trades within a strike price range of $7.35 to $13.0 over the last 30 days.
Ford Motor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 07/07/23 | $12.00 | $330.0K | 538 | 31 |
| F | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 07/07/23 | $12.00 | $310.0K | 538 | 6.1K |
| F | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $10.00 | $250.0K | 16.6K | 5.1K |
| F | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 07/21/23 | $11.00 | $183.0K | 4.1K | 1.2K |
| F | PUT | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/19/24 | $11.35 | $130.5K | 118.6K | 1.6K |
Where Is Ford Motor Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 55,377,975, the price of F is up 4.88% at $12.68.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 57 days.
What The Experts Say On Ford Motor:
- Citigroup has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Ford Motor, which currently sits at a price target of $12.
- Jefferies upgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $16
- Benchmark downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $20
- Daiwa Capital upgraded its action to Neutral with a price target of $12
- RBC Capital downgraded its action to Sector Perform with a price target of $12
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