Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bullish stance on Freeport-McMoRan.
Looking at options history for Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) we detected 11 trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 63% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 27% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 8 are puts, for a total amount of $585,994 and 3, calls, for a total amount of $252,981.
Predicted Price Range
After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it's evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band between $42.0 and $60.0 for Freeport-McMoRan, spanning the last three months.
Insights into Volume & Open Interest
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Freeport-McMoRan options trades today is 3632.83 with a total volume of 6,381.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Freeport-McMoRan's big money trades within a strike price range of $42.0 to $60.0 over the last 30 days.
Freeport-McMoRan Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Significant Options Trades Detected:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCX | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 03/21/25 | $17.25 | $17.15 | $17.15 | $60.00 | $332.7K | 15 | 195 |
| FCX | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/17/25 | $4.4 | $4.35 | $4.35 | $42.00 | $173.9K | 6.8K | 416 |
| FCX | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/19/25 | $13.7 | $13.6 | $13.6 | $55.00 | $66.6K | 0 | 51 |
| FCX | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/20/24 | $0.39 | $0.37 | $0.37 | $44.00 | $43.9K | 4.6K | 1.7K |
| FCX | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/20/24 | $1.55 | $1.39 | $1.41 | $42.50 | $35.0K | 2.4K | 250 |
About Freeport-McMoRan
Freeport-McMoRan Inc is an international mining company. It has organized its mining operations into four primary divisions: North America copper mines, South America mining, Indonesia mining and Molybdenum mines. Its reportable segments include the Morenci, Cerro Verde and Grasberg (Indonesia mining) copper mines, the Rod & Refining operations and Atlantic Copper Smelting and Refining. It derives key revenue from the sale of Copper.
Following our analysis of the options activities associated with Freeport-McMoRan, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.
Freeport-McMoRan's Current Market Status
- Trading volume stands at 4,123,083, with FCX's price up by 1.55%, positioned at $43.32.
- RSI indicators show the stock to be is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Earnings announcement expected in 31 days.
Expert Opinions on Freeport-McMoRan
2 market experts have recently issued ratings for this stock, with a consensus target price of $53.5.
- An analyst from Scotiabank has decided to maintain their Sector Outperform rating on Freeport-McMoRan, which currently sits at a price target of $52.
- Showing optimism, an analyst from UBS upgrades its rating to Buy with a revised price target of $55.
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