Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bearish stance on Intuitive Surgical.
Looking at options history for Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) we detected 10 trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 10% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 60% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $154,180 and 8, calls, for a total amount of $348,579.
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 $455.0 to $480.0 for Intuitive Surgical over the last 3 months.
Insights into Volume & Open Interest
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 Intuitive Surgical'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 Intuitive Surgical's whale activity within a strike price range from $455.0 to $480.0 in the last 30 days.
Intuitive Surgical 30-Day Option Volume & Interest Snapshot
Largest Options Trades Observed:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|
| ISRG | PUT | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/17/25 | $20.2 | $18.7 | $19.5 | $455.00 | $128.7K | 160 | 104 |
| ISRG | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 10/18/24 | $21.0 | $20.1 | $20.11 | $480.00 | $98.5K | 266 | 203 |
| ISRG | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 10/18/24 | $21.2 | $20.2 | $20.3 | $480.00 | $58.8K | 266 | 71 |
| ISRG | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 10/18/24 | $21.3 | $20.3 | $20.3 | $480.00 | $42.6K | 266 | 70 |
| ISRG | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 10/18/24 | $21.4 | $20.2 | $20.4 | $480.00 | $32.6K | 266 | 49 |
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.
After a thorough review of the options trading surrounding Intuitive Surgical, we move to examine the company in more detail. This includes an assessment of its current market status and performance.
Where Is Intuitive Surgical Standing Right Now?
- With a trading volume of 132,527, the price of ISRG is down by -0.52%, reaching $480.82.
- Current RSI values indicate that the stock is is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings report is scheduled for 29 days from now.
Professional Analyst Ratings for Intuitive Surgical
A total of 2 professional analysts have given their take on this stock in the last 30 days, setting an average price target of $527.0.
- Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Citigroup continues to hold a Buy rating for Intuitive Surgical, targeting a price of $560.
- Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from BTIG keeps a Buy rating on Intuitive Surgical with a target price of $494.
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Intuitive Surgical採取了明顯的看跌立場。
縱觀Intuitive Surgical（納斯達克股票代碼：ISRG）的期權歷史記錄，我們發現了10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10％的投資者以看漲的預期開盤，60％的投資者持看跌預期。
在已發現的全部交易中，有2筆是看跌期權，總額爲154,180美元，8筆是看漲期權，總額爲348,579美元。
目標價格是多少？
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Intuitive Surgical的價格定在455.0美元至480.0美元之間。
對交易量和未平倉合約的見解
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Intuitive Surgical期權在給定行使價下的流動性和利息。
下面，我們可以觀察過去30天內Intuitive Surgical在行使價區間內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。
直觀的外科30天期權交易量和利息快照
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 |
|---|
ISRG | 放 | 貿易 | 中立 | 01/17/25 | 20.2 美元 | 18.7 美元 | 19.5 美元 | 455.00 美元 | 128.7 萬美元 | 160 | 104 |
ISRG | 打電話 | 掃 | 看跌 | 10/18/24 | 21.0 美元 | 20.1 美元 | 20.11 美元 | 480.00 美元 | 98.5 萬美元 | 266 | 203 |
ISRG | 打電話 | 掃 | 看漲 | 10/18/24 | 21.2 美元 | 20.2 美元 | 20.3 美元 | 480.00 美元 | 58.8 萬美元 | 266 | 71 |
ISRG | 打電話 | 掃 | 中立 | 10/18/24 | 21.3 美元 | 20.3 美元 | 20.3 美元 | 480.00 美元 | 42.6 萬美元 | 266 | 70 |
ISRG | 打電話 | 貿易 | 看跌 | 10/18/24 | 21.4 美元 | 20.2 美元 | 20.4 美元 | 480.00 美元 | 32.6K | 266 | 49 |
關於《直覺外科》
Intuitive Surgical 開發、生產和銷售一種用於輔助微創手術的機器人系統。它還爲系統提供儀器、一次性配件和保修服務。該公司已在全球醫院安裝了8,600多套達芬奇系統，在美國安裝了5,000多套達芬奇系統，在新興市場的安裝量也在不斷增加。
在對圍繞Intuitive Surgical的期權交易進行了全面審查之後，我們開始對該公司進行更詳細的審查。這包括評估其當前的市場狀況和表現。
直覺外科手術現在在哪裏？
直覺外科專業分析師評級
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527.0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。
