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Check Out What Whales Are Doing With WBD

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Warner Bros.Discovery.

Looking at options history for Warner Bros.Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) we detected 17 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 58% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 41% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 15 are puts, for a total amount of $1,158,472 and 2, calls, for a total amount of $124,556.

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 $5.0 to $30.0 for Warner Bros.Discovery over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

Looking at the volume and open interest is a powerful move while trading options. This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Warner Bros.Discovery's options for a given strike price. Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Warner Bros.Discovery's whale trades within a strike price range from $5.0 to $30.0 in the last 30 days.

Warner Bros.Discovery 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
WBD PUT SWEEP BULLISH 06/21/24 $30.00 $162.0K 34 100
WBD PUT TRADE BEARISH 06/21/24 $17.50 $128.0K 873 300
WBD PUT TRADE BULLISH 01/19/24 $17.50 $119.0K 3.8K 600
WBD PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 01/19/24 $17.50 $119.0K 3.8K 400
WBD PUT TRADE BULLISH 01/19/24 $17.50 $114.0K 3.8K 200

Where Is Warner Bros.Discovery Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 4,695,094, the price of WBD is down -0.98% at $14.14.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 36 days.

What The Experts Say On Warner Bros.Discovery:

  • Wolfe Research has decided to maintain their Peer Perform rating on Warner Bros.Discovery, which currently sits at a price target of $20.
  • JP Morgan downgraded its action to Neutral with a price target of $22

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 Warner Bros.Discovery, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.

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