Merck & Co's Options Frenzy: What You Need to Know
Merck & Co's Options Frenzy: What You Need to Know
Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on Merck & Co (NYSE:MRK).
有大量資金可以花的投資者對默沙東公司（紐約證券交易所代碼：MRK）採取了看漲立場。
And retail traders should know.
零售交易者應該知道。
We noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
今天，當交易出現在我們在本辛加追蹤的公開期權歷史記錄上時，我們注意到了這一點。
Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this big happens with MRK, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
無論這些是機構還是僅僅是富人，我們都不知道。但是，當MRK發生這麼大的事情時，通常意味着有人知道某件事即將發生。
So how do we know what these investors just did?
那麼我們怎麼知道這些投資者剛才做了什麼？
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 8 uncommon options trades for Merck & Co.
今天，Benzinga的期權掃描器發現了默沙東公司的8筆不常見的期權交易。
This isn't normal.
這不正常。
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 50% bullish and 37%, bearish.
這些大資金交易者的整體情緒介於50％的看漲和37％的看跌之間。
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 3 are puts, for a total amount of $171,896, and 5 are calls, for a total amount of $255,342.
在我們發現的所有特殊期權中，有3個是看跌期權，總額爲171,896美元，5個是看漲期權，總額爲255,342美元。
Expected Price Movements
預期的價格走勢
After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it's evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band between $122.0 and $135.0 for Merck & Co, spanning the last three months.
在評估了交易量和未平倉合約之後，很明顯，主要市場走勢者將注意力集中在默沙東公司過去三個月的122.0美元至135.0美元之間的價格區間上。
Volume & Open Interest Development
交易量和未平倉合約的發展
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 Merck & Co'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 Merck & Co's whale trades within a strike price range from $122.0 to $135.0 in the last 30 days.
交易期權時，查看交易量和未平倉合約是一個強有力的舉動。這些數據可以幫助您跟蹤默沙東公司期權在給定行使價下的流動性和利息。下面，我們可以觀察到過去30天內默沙東所有鯨魚交易的看漲和看跌期權交易量和未平倉合約的變化，其行使價在122.0美元至135.0美元之間。
Merck & Co 30-Day Option Volume & Interest Snapshot
默沙東30天期權交易量和利息快照
Noteworthy Options Activity:
值得注意的期權活動：
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MRK | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/17/25 | $5.1 | $5.1 | $5.1 | $130.00 | $81.6K | 3.6K | 4 |
| MRK | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 10/18/24 | $1.59 | $1.35 | $1.59 | $135.00 | $61.3K | 1.4K | 4 |
| MRK | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 08/02/24 | $4.3 | $4.3 | $4.3 | $128.00 | $60.6K | 1.0K | 0 |
| MRK | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 08/02/24 | $4.5 | $4.25 | $4.25 | $128.00 | $59.9K | 1.0K | 259 |
| MRK | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 10/18/24 | $1.68 | $1.6 | $1.63 | $135.00 | $54.1K | 1.4K | 474 |
| 符號 | 看跌/看漲 | 交易類型 | 情緒 | Exp。日期 | 問 | 出價 | 價格 | 行使價 | 總交易價格 | 未平倉合約 | 音量 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MRK | 打電話 | 掃 | 看漲 | 01/17/25 | 5.1 美元 | 5.1 美元 | 5.1 美元 | 130.00 美元 | 81.6 萬美元 | 3.6K | 4 |
| MRK | 打電話 | 掃 | 看漲 | 10/18/24 | 1.59 | 1.35 | 1.59 | 135.00 美元 | 61.3 萬美元 | 1.4K | 4 |
| MRK | 放 | 掃 | 粗魯的 | 08/02/24 | 4.3 美元 | 4.3 美元 | 4.3 美元 | 128.00 美元 | 60.6 萬美元 | 1.0K | 0 |
| MRK | 放 | 掃 | 看漲 | 08/02/24 | 4.5 美元 | 4.25 美元 | 4.25 美元 | 128.00 美元 | 59.9 萬美元 | 1.0K | 259 |
| MRK | 打電話 | 貿易 | 粗魯的 | 10/18/24 | 1.68 美元 | 1.6 美元 | 1.63 | 135.00 美元 | 54.1 萬美元 | 1.4K | 474 |
About Merck & Co
默沙東公司簡介
Merck makes pharmaceutical products to treat several conditions in a number of therapeutic areas, including cardiometabolic disease, cancer, and infections. Within cancer, the firm's immuno-oncology platform is growing as a major contributor to overall sales. The company also has a substantial vaccine business, with treatments to prevent pediatric diseases as well as human papillomavirus, or HPV. Additionally, Merck sells animal health-related drugs. From a geographical perspective, just under half of the company's sales are generated in the United States.
默沙東生產用於治療多個治療領域的多種疾病的藥品，包括心臟代謝疾病、癌症和感染。在癌症領域，該公司的免疫腫瘤學平台正在增長，成爲整體銷售的主要貢獻者。該公司還擁有龐大的疫苗業務，提供預防兒科疾病和人乳頭瘤病毒（HPV）的治療方法。此外，默沙東還銷售與動物健康相關的藥物。從地理角度來看，該公司將近一半的銷售額來自美國。
Merck & Co's Current Market Status
默沙東公司當前的市場狀況
- With a volume of 1,322,959, the price of MRK is down -1.21% at $124.37.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 12 days.
- MrK的交易量爲1,322,959美元，下跌了-1.21％，至124.37美元。
- RSI 指標暗示標的股票可能已接近超賣。
- 下一份業績預計將在12天后公佈。
What The Experts Say On Merck & Co
專家對默沙東的看法
2 market experts have recently issued ratings for this stock, with a consensus target price of $144.5.
2位市場專家最近發佈了該股的評級，共識目標價爲144.5美元。
- An analyst from Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on Merck & Co, which currently sits at a price target of $134.
- In a cautious move, an analyst from Cantor Fitzgerald downgraded its rating to Overweight, setting a price target of $155.
- 摩根士丹利的一位分析師決定維持默沙東公司的等權評級，目前的目標股價爲134美元。
- 坎託·菲茨傑拉德的一位分析師謹慎地將其評級下調至增持，將目標股價定爲155美元。
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.
與僅交易股票相比，期權是一種風險更高的資產，但它們具有更高的獲利潛力。嚴肅的期權交易者通過每天自我教育、擴大交易規模、關注多個指標以及密切關注市場來管理這種風險。
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