Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bearish stance on Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG).

And retail traders should know.

We noticed this today when the positions showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this big happens with ISRG, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.

Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 11 options trades for Intuitive Surgical.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 36% bullish and 45%, bearish.

Out of all of the options we uncovered, there was 1 put, for a total amount of $42,020, and 10, calls, for a total amount of $527,845.

Expected Price Movements

Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $390.0 to $560.0 for Intuitive Surgical over the recent three months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Intuitive Surgical options trades today is 133.0 with a total volume of 123.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Intuitive Surgical's big money trades within a strike price range of $390.0 to $560.0 over the last 30 days.

Intuitive Surgical Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Significant Options Trades Detected:

About Intuitive Surgical

Intuitive Surgical develops, produces, and markets a robotic system for assisting minimally invasive surgery. It also provides the instrumentation, disposable accessories, and warranty services for the system. The company has placed more than 8,600 da Vinci systems in hospitals worldwide, with more than 5,000 installations in the US and a growing number in emerging markets.

Having examined the options trading patterns of Intuitive Surgical, our attention now turns directly to the company. This shift allows us to delve into its present market position and performance

Intuitive Surgical's Current Market Status

• With a volume of 1,418,648, the price of ISRG is up 3.06% at $442.19.

• RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be overbought.

• Next earnings are expected to be released in 23 days.

What The Experts Say On Intuitive Surgical

In the last month, 1 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $500.0.

• An analyst from Goldman Sachs has revised its rating downward to Buy, adjusting the price target to $500.

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