Behind the Scenes of Mastercard's Latest Options Trends
Behind the Scenes of Mastercard's Latest Options Trends
Investors with significant funds have taken a bullish position in Mastercard (NYSE:MA), a development that retail traders should be aware of.
This was brought to our attention today through our monitoring of publicly accessible options data at Benzinga. The exact nature of these investors remains a mystery, but such a major move in MA usually indicates foreknowledge of upcoming events.
Today, Benzinga's options scanner identified 10 options transactions for Mastercard. This is an unusual occurrence. The sentiment among these large-scale traders is mixed, with 60% being bullish and 40% bearish. Of all the options we discovered, 9 are puts, valued at $481,286, and there was a single call, worth $31,600.
Projected Price Targets
Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $410.0 to $490.0 for Mastercard over the recent three 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 $410.0 to $490.0 in the last 30 days.
Mastercard Call and Put Volume: 30-Day Overview
Significant Options Trades Detected:
Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MA | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 06/21/24 | $490.00 | $68.3K | 320 | 58 |
MA | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/21/24 | $490.00 | $67.1K | 320 | 98 |
MA | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/21/24 | $490.00 | $66.5K | 320 | 131 |
MA | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/21/24 | $490.00 | $64.6K | 320 | 164 |
MA | PUT | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 06/21/24 | $490.00 | $49.8K | 320 | 25 |
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.
Mastercard's Current Market Status
- Currently trading with a volume of 262,980, the MA's price is down by -0.5%, now at $475.56.
- RSI readings suggest the stock is currently may be approaching overbought.
- Anticipated earnings release is in 28 days.
Professional Analyst Ratings for Mastercard
Over the past month, 4 industry analysts have shared their insights on this stock, proposing an average target price of $523.75.
- Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Jefferies continues to hold a Buy rating for Mastercard, targeting a price of $540.
- Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from Wells Fargo keeps a Overweight rating on Mastercard with a target price of $530.
- Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Mizuho continues to hold a Buy rating for Mastercard, targeting a price of $480.
- Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Evercore ISI Group continues to hold a Outperform rating for Mastercard, targeting a price of $545.
Trading options involves greater risks but also offers the potential for higher profits. Savvy traders mitigate these risks through ongoing education, strategic trade adjustments, utilizing various indicators, and staying attuned to market dynamics. Keep up with the latest options trades for Mastercard with Benzinga Pro for real-time alerts.
擁有大量資金的投資者對萬事達卡(紐約證券交易所代碼:MA)持看漲立場,零售交易者應該注意這一事態發展。
今天,通過對本辛加可公開訪問的期權數據的監控,這引起了我們的注意。這些投資者的確切性質仍然是個謎,但併購的如此重大變動通常表明對即將發生的事件的預感。
今天,Benzinga的期權掃描儀發現了萬事達卡的10筆期權交易。這是一種不尋常的事件。這些大型交易者的情緒喜憂參半,60%看漲,40%看跌。在我們發現的所有期權中,有9個是看跌期權,價值481,286美元,還有一個看漲期權,價值31,600美元。
預計價格目標
根據交易活動,看來主要投資者的目標是在最近三個月中將萬事達卡的價格範圍從410.0美元擴大到490.0美元。
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410.0美元至490.0美元行使價區間內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
檢測到的重要期權交易:
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MA | 放 | 掃 | 看跌 | 06/21/24 | 490.00 美元 | 68.3 萬美元 | 320 | 58 |
MA | 放 | 掃 | 看漲 | 06/21/24 | 490.00 美元 | 67.1 萬美元 | 320 | 98 |
MA | 放 | 掃 | 看漲 | 06/21/24 | 490.00 美元 | 66.5 萬美元 | 320 | 131 |
MA | 放 | 掃 | 看漲 | 06/21/24 | 490.00 美元 | 64.6 萬美元 | 320 | 164 |
MA | 放 | 貿易 | 中立 | 06/21/24 | 490.00 美元 | 49.8 萬美元 | 320 | 25 |
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。
萬事達卡當前的市場地位
目前的交易量爲262,980美元,均線的價格下跌了-0.5%,目前爲475.56美元。
RSI讀數表明,該股目前可能接近超買。
預計收益將在28天后發佈。
萬事達卡的專業分析師評級
在過去的一個月中,4位行業分析師分享了他們對該股的見解,提出平均目標價爲523.75美元。
傑富瑞的一位分析師保持立場,繼續維持萬事達卡的買入評級,目標價格爲540美元。
富國銀行的一位分析師在評估中保持對萬事達卡的增持評級,目標價爲530美元。
瑞穗的一位分析師保持立場,繼續維持萬事達卡的買入評級,目標價格爲480美元。
Evercore ISI集團的一位分析師保持立場,繼續維持萬事達卡跑贏大盤的評級,目標價格爲545美元。
交易期權涉及更大的風險,但也提供了獲得更高利潤的可能性。精明的交易者通過持續的教育、戰略交易調整、利用各種指標以及隨時關注市場動態來降低這些風險。使用Benzinga Pro了解萬事達卡的最新期權交易,獲取實時提醒。
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