Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bullish stance on Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT).
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 CAT, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
So how do we know what this whale just did?
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 20 uncommon options trades for Caterpillar.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 50% bullish and 50%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $284,210, and 16 are calls, for a total amount of $688,552.
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 $190.0 to $230.0 for Caterpillar over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
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 Caterpillar'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 Caterpillar's whale trades within a strike price range from $190.0 to $230.0 in the last 30 days.
Caterpillar 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 |
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CAT | PUT | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 05/19/23 | $220.00 | $180.4K | 3.3K | 55 |
CAT | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 03/31/23 | $210.00 | $170.0K | 174 | 121 |
CAT | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/17/25 | $210.00 | $52.0K | 445 | 11 |
CAT | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 03/24/23 | $230.00 | $44.9K | 944 | 489 |
CAT | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/19/24 | $190.00 | $44.8K | 1.3K | 51 |
Where Is Caterpillar Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 1,160,316, the price of CAT is up 1.82% at $224.32.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 37 days.
What The Experts Say On Caterpillar:
- UBS downgraded its action to Sell with a price target of $225
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.
If you want to stay updated on the latest options trades for Caterpillar, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.
有持倉大戶對卡特彼勒(NYSE:CAT)採取了看漲的立場。散戶應該知道。我們今天注意到了這一點,當大的頭寸出現在公開的opt上時。
我們不知道這是機構還是僅僅是一個富人。但是,當 CAT 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。
那麼我們怎麼知道這位持倉大戶剛才做了甚麼?
今天,Benzinga的期權掃描儀發現了卡特彼勒的20筆不常見的期權交易。
這不正常。
這些大額交易者的整體情緒分爲50%看漲和50%(看跌)。
在我們發現的所有特殊期權中,有4個是看跌期權,總金額爲284,210美元,16個是看漲期權,總金額爲688,552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,鯨魚的目標價格在190.0美元至230.0美元之間。
交易量和未平倉合約的發展
在交易期權時,查看交易量和未平倉合約是強有力的舉措。這些數據可以幫助您跟蹤給定行使價下卡特彼勒期權的流動性和利息。下面,我們可以分別觀察過去30天內在行使價190.0美元至230.0美元之間的所有卡特彼勒鯨魚交易的看漲和看跌期權交易量和未平倉合約的變化。
過去 30 天的卡特彼勒期權交易量和未平倉合約
發現的最大選擇:
符號 | 看跌/看漲 | 交易類型 | 情緒 | Exp。日期 | 行使價 | 總交易價格 | 未平倉合約 | 音量 |
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貓 | 放 | 貿易 | 中立 | 05/19/23 | 220.00 美元 | 180.4 萬美元 | 3.3K | 55 |
貓 | 打電話 | 貿易 | 看漲 | 03/31/23 | 210.00 美元 | 170.0K | 174 | 121 |
貓 | 打電話 | 貿易 | 看漲 | 01/17/25 | 210.00 美元 | 52.0 萬美元 | 445 | 11 |
貓 | 打電話 | 掃 | 看漲 | 03/24/23 | 230.00 美元 | 44.9 萬美元 | 944 | 489 |
貓 | 放 | 掃 | 粗魯的 | 01/19/24 | 190.00 美元 | 44.8 萬美元 | 1.3K | 51 |
卡特彼勒現在站在哪裏?
CAT的價格爲1,160,316美元,上漲了1.82%,至224.32美元。
RSI 指標暗示,標的股票目前在超買和超賣之間保持中立。
下一份財報預計將在37天后公佈。
專家對卡特彼勒的評價:
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。
如果您想隨時瞭解卡特彼勒的最新期權交易,Benzinga Pro會爲您提供實時期權交易提醒。