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Looking At NextEra Energy's Recent Unusual Options Activity

Benzinga ·  Sep 19 00:19

Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bearish stance on NextEra Energy.

Looking at options history for NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) we detected 9 trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 22% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 66% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $147,015 and 5, calls, for a total amount of $194,990.

Predicted Price Range

Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $72.5 to $90.0 for NextEra Energy during the past quarter.

Volume & Open Interest Trends

Assessing the volume and open interest is a strategic step in options trading. These metrics shed light on the liquidity and investor interest in NextEra Energy's options at specified strike prices. The forthcoming data visualizes the fluctuation in volume and open interest for both calls and puts, linked to NextEra Energy's substantial trades, within a strike price spectrum from $72.5 to $90.0 over the preceding 30 days.

NextEra Energy Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days

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Noteworthy Options Activity:

SymbolPUT/CALLTrade TypeSentimentExp. DateAskBidPriceStrike PriceTotal Trade PriceOpen InterestVolume
NEECALLSWEEPBEARISH09/20/24$7.5$7.35$7.38$77.50$57.0K4.7K144
NEEPUTSWEEPBEARISH06/20/25$3.3$3.2$3.3$72.50$51.1K374172
NEECALLSWEEPBEARISH11/15/24$4.55$4.45$4.45$85.00$43.9K3.0K112
NEEPUTSWEEPBEARISH10/18/24$4.05$3.95$4.05$87.50$36.0K75112
NEECALLSWEEPBULLISH06/20/25$8.75$8.7$8.75$85.00$34.1K2.9K57

About NextEra Energy

NextEra Energy's regulated utility, Florida Power & Light, is the largest rate-regulated utility in Florida. The utility distributes power to nearly 6 million customer accounts in Florida and owns 34 gigawatts of generation. FP&L contributes roughly 70% of NextEra's consolidated operating earnings. NextEra Energy Resources, the renewable energy segment, generates and sells power throughout the United States and Canada with more than 34 GW of generation capacity, including natural gas, nuclear, wind, and solar.

Where Is NextEra Energy Standing Right Now?

  • Trading volume stands at 1,889,009, with NEE's price down by -0.17%, positioned at $84.83.
  • RSI indicators show the stock to be is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
  • Earnings announcement expected in 34 days.

Expert Opinions on NextEra Energy

In the last month, 4 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $90.5.

  • An analyst from B of A Securities has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on NextEra Energy, which currently sits at a price target of $81.
  • Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from Scotiabank keeps a Sector Outperform rating on NextEra Energy with a target price of $92.
  • Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Morgan Stanley continues to hold a Overweight rating for NextEra Energy, targeting a price of $87.
  • An analyst from Wells Fargo has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on NextEra Energy, which currently sits at a price target of $102.

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.

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