Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bullish stance on Barrick Gold (NYSE:GOLD).
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 GOLD, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 12 options trades for Barrick Gold.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 66% bullish and 33%, bearish.
Out of all of the options we uncovered, there was 1 put, for a total amount of $34,510, and 11, calls, for a total amount of $878,510..
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 $15.0 to $30.0 for Barrick Gold over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.
This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Barrick Gold'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 Barrick Gold's whale activity within a strike price range from $15.0 to $30.0 in the last 30 days.
Barrick Gold 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 |
|---|
| GOLD | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/20/23 | $25.00 | $272.1K | 36.4K | 3.5K |
| GOLD | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/20/23 | $25.00 | $163.5K | 36.4K | 8.6K |
| GOLD | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/20/23 | $25.00 | $115.5K | 36.4K | 3.5K |
| GOLD | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $15.00 | $66.1K | 6.2K | 120 |
| GOLD | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/20/23 | $25.00 | $53.5K | 36.4K | 7.6K |
Where Is Barrick Gold Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 7,730,294, the price of GOLD is up 4.46% at $20.63.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 81 days.
What The Experts Say On Barrick Gold:
- Barclays has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Barrick Gold, which currently sits at a price target of $28.
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一些有很多錢可花的人對巴里克黃金(紐約證券交易所：黃金)。
零售交易員應該知道這一點。
今天，當我們在Benzinga追蹤的公開可用期權歷史中出現大額頭寸時，我們注意到了這一點。
這是一家機構，還是隻是一個富人，我們不知道。但當黃金髮生如此重大的事情時，通常意味着有人知道即將發生什麼事情。
今天，Benzinga的期權掃描儀發現了12筆期權交易巴里克黃金.
這是不正常的。
這些大手筆交易員的整體情緒介於66%看漲和33%看跌之間。
在我們發現的所有期權中，有1個看跌期權，總金額為34,510美元，11個看漲期權，總金額為878,510美元。
價格目標是什麼？
考慮到這些合約的成交量和未平倉權益，大户似乎在過去3個月裏將巴里克黃金的目標價格定在了15.0美元到30.0美元之間。
成交量和未平倉權益開發
查看成交量和未平倉權益是對一隻股票進行盡職調查的一種有見地的方式。
這些數據可以幫助您跟蹤巴里克黃金在給定執行價格下的期權的流動性和利息。
下面，我們可以分別觀察巴里克黃金在最近30天內在15.0美元至30.0美元的執行價範圍內所有大户活動的看漲期權和看跌期權的數量和未平倉權益的演變。
巴里克黃金期權成交量和過去30天的未平倉權益
發現的最大選項：
| 符號 | 看跌/看漲 | 交易類型 | 情操 | 實驗日期 | 執行價 | 交易總價 | 未平倉權益 | 卷 |
|---|
| 黃金 | 看漲 | 掃掠 | 看跌 | 01/20/23 | $25.00 | $272.1K | 36.4K | 3.5K |
| 黃金 | 看漲 | 掃掠 | 看漲 | 01/20/23 | $25.00 | $163.5K | 36.4K | 8.6K |
| 黃金 | 看漲 | 掃掠 | 看跌 | 01/20/23 | $25.00 | $115.5K | 36.4K | 3.5K |
| 黃金 | 看漲 | 貿易 | 看漲 | 01/19/24 | $15.00 | $66.1K | 6.2K | 120 |
| 黃金 | 看漲 | 貿易 | 中性 | 01/20/23 | $25.00 | $53.5K | 36.4K | 7.6K |
巴里克·戈爾德現在站在哪裏？
- 成交量為7,730,294口，金價上漲4.46%，至每盎司20.63美元。
- RSI指標暗示標的股票可能接近超賣。
- 下一份財報預計將在81天后發佈。
專家們對巴里克黃金的評價：
- 巴克萊已決定維持對巴里克黃金的增持評級，目前該評級的目標價為28美元。
與單純交易股票相比，期權是一種風險更高的資產，但它們具有更高的利潤潛力。嚴肅的期權交易員通過每天自我教育、進進出出交易、跟蹤多個指標以及密切跟蹤市場來管理這種風險。
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