Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bearish stance on Mastercard.
Looking at options history for Mastercard (NYSE:MA) we detected 8 trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 0% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 62% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $346,327 and 3, calls, for a total amount of $117,768.
Predicted Price Range
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $500.0 to $560.0 for Mastercard over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Trends
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 Mastercard'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 Mastercard's whale activity within a strike price range from $500.0 to $560.0 in the last 30 days.
Mastercard Call and Put Volume: 30-Day Overview
Largest Options Trades Observed:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|
| MA | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 03/21/25 | $61.95 | $60.55 | $61.95 | $560.00 | $154.8K | 1 | 25 |
| MA | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 11/15/24 | $21.45 | $20.6 | $20.97 | $510.00 | $53.5K | 86 | 37 |
| MA | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/17/25 | $27.0 | $26.65 | $26.82 | $500.00 | $50.9K | 1.5K | 28 |
| MA | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 11/15/24 | $21.35 | $20.7 | $21.06 | $510.00 | $49.0K | 86 | 71 |
| MA | PUT | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 11/15/24 | $21.65 | $19.7 | $20.66 | $510.00 | $47.4K | 86 | 0 |
About Mastercard
Mastercard is the second-largest payment processor in the world, having processed close to over $9 trillion in volume during 2023. Mastercard operates in over 200 countries and processes transactions in over 150 currencies.
In light of the recent options history for Mastercard, it's now appropriate to focus on the company itself. We aim to explore its current performance.
Mastercard's Current Market Status
- With a volume of 874,784, the price of MA is up 0.22% at $498.8.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 37 days.
What Analysts Are Saying About Mastercard
A total of 2 professional analysts have given their take on this stock in the last 30 days, setting an average price target of $547.5.
- Maintaining their stance, an analyst from JP Morgan continues to hold a Overweight rating for Mastercard, targeting a price of $570.
- Reflecting concerns, an analyst from Compass Point lowers its rating to Neutral with a new price target of $525.
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.
有很多錢可以花的大戶對萬事達卡採取了明顯的看跌立場。
查看萬事達卡（紐約證券交易所代碼：MA）的期權歷史記錄，我們發現了8筆交易。
如果我們考慮每筆交易的具體情況，可以準確地說，有0％的投資者以看漲的預期開啓交易，62％的投資者持看跌預期。
在已發現的全部交易中，有5筆是看跌期權，總額爲346,327美元，3筆是看漲期權，總額爲117,768美元。
預測的價格區間
考慮到這些合約的交易量和未平倉合約，在過去的3個月中，鯨魚似乎一直將萬事達卡的價格定在500.0美元至560.0美元之間。
交易量和未平倉合約趨勢
查看交易量和未平倉合約是一種對股票進行盡職調查的有見地的方法。
這些數據可以幫助您跟蹤給定行使價下萬事達卡期權的流動性和利息。
下面，我們可以觀察到過去30天在行使價範圍內的萬事達卡所有鯨魚活動的看漲和看跌期權交易量和未平倉合約的分別變化。
萬事達卡看漲和看跌量：30 天概覽
觀察到的最大期權交易：
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 |
|---|
MA | 放 | 貿易 | 看跌 | 03/21/25 | 61.95 美元 | 60.55 美元 | 61.95 美元 | 560.00 美元 | 154.8 萬美元 | 1 | 25 |
MA | 放 | 掃 | 看跌 | 11/15/24 | 21.45 美元 | 20.6 美元 | 20.97 美元 | 510.00 美元 | 53.5 萬美元 | 86 | 37 |
MA | 打電話 | 貿易 | 中立 | 01/17/25 | 27.0 美元 | 26.65 美元 | 26.82 美元 | 500.00 美元 | 50.9 萬美元 | 1.5K | 28 |
MA | 放 | 掃 | 看跌 | 11/15/24 | 21.35 美元 | 20.7 美元 | 21.06 美元 | 510.00 美元 | 49.0 萬美元 | 86 | 71 |
MA | 放 | 掃 | 中立 | 11/15/24 | 21.65 美元 | 19.7 美元 | 20.66 美元 | 510.00 美元 | 47.4 萬美元 | 86 | 0 |
關於萬事達卡
萬事達卡是全球第二大支付處理商，2023年處理的交易量超過9萬億美元。萬事達卡在 200 多個國家開展業務，處理超過 150 種貨幣的交易。
鑑於萬事達卡最近的期權歷史，現在應該專注於公司本身。我們的目標是探索其目前的表現。
萬事達卡的當前市場狀況
分析師對萬事達卡的看法
在過去的30天中，共有2位專業分析師對該股發表了看法，將平均目標股價設定爲547.5美元。
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。
