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Alcoa Whale Trades Spotted

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Alcoa (NYSE:AA).

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 AA, 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 10 uncommon options trades for Alcoa.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 40% bullish and 60%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 3 are puts, for a total amount of $321,930, and 7 are calls, for a total amount of $785,612.

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 $35.0 to $85.0 for Alcoa over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Alcoa options trades today is 1858.22 with a total volume of 2,785.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Alcoa's big money trades within a strike price range of $35.0 to $85.0 over the last 30 days.

Alcoa 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
AA CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/20/23 $35.00 $426.5K 786 100
AA PUT SWEEP BEARISH 03/18/22 $75.00 $235.3K 1.4K 28
AA CALL SWEEP BEARISH 03/18/22 $75.00 $115.4K 8.6K 558
AA CALL TRADE BEARISH 05/20/22 $75.00 $104.5K 52 113
AA PUT TRADE BULLISH 01/20/23 $35.00 $55.1K 1.9K 500

Where Is Alcoa Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 3,498,734, the price of AA is down -1.77% at $73.99.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 49 days.

What The Experts Say On Alcoa:

  • Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Alcoa, which currently sits at a price target of $78.
  • Jefferies has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Alcoa, which currently sits at a price target of $90.
  • Goldman Sachs has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Alcoa, which currently sits at a price target of $88.

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 are already an options trader or would like to get started, head on over to Benzinga Pro. Benzinga Pro gives you up-to-date news and analytics to empower your investing and trading strategy.

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