Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bearish stance on Bank of America (NYSE:BAC).
And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this big happens with BAC, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
So how do we know what these investors just did?
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 22 uncommon options trades for Bank of America.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 40% bullish and 54%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 12 are puts, for a total amount of $404,993, and 10 are calls, for a total amount of $472,600.
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 $28.0 to $41.0 for Bank of America over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Trends
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Bank of America options trades today is 8442.07 with a total volume of 39,918.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Bank of America's big money trades within a strike price range of $28.0 to $41.0 over the last 30 days.
Bank of America Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days
Significant Options Trades Detected:
Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|
BAC | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/17/25 | $8.5 | $8.35 | $8.45 | $32.00 | $84.4K | 30.3K | 705 |
BAC | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 06/07/24 | $1.4 | $1.36 | $1.4 | $38.00 | $56.0K | 1.9K | 722 |
BAC | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/07/24 | $1.4 | $1.39 | $1.39 | $38.00 | $55.9K | 1.9K | 1.1K |
BAC | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 12/20/24 | $3.15 | $3.05 | $3.1 | $40.00 | $53.6K | 1.9K | 187 |
BAC | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/20/24 | $2.24 | $2.22 | $2.22 | $40.00 | $49.5K | 4.7K | 2.0K |
About Bank of America
Bank of America is one of the largest financial institutions in the United States, with more than $3.0 trillion in assets. It is organized into four major segments: consumer banking, global wealth and investment management, global banking, and global markets. Bank of America's consumer-facing lines of business include its network of branches and deposit-gathering operations, retail lending products, credit and debit cards, and small-business services. The company's Merrill Lynch operations provide brokerage and wealth-management services, as does its private bank. Wholesale lines of business include investment banking, corporate and commercial real estate lending, and capital markets operations. Bank of America has operations in several countries but is primarily US-focused.
In light of the recent options history for Bank of America, it's now appropriate to focus on the company itself. We aim to explore its current performance.
Current Position of Bank of America
With a volume of 20,863,633, the price of BAC is up 1.76% at $39.31.
RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
Next earnings are expected to be released in 46 days.
Options trading presents higher risks and potential rewards. Astute traders manage these risks by continually educating themselves, adapting their strategies, monitoring multiple indicators, and keeping a close eye on market movements. Stay informed about the latest Bank of America options trades with real-time alerts from Benzinga Pro.
有大量資金可以花的投資者對美國銀行（紐約證券交易所代碼：BAC）採取了看跌立場。
零售交易者應該知道。
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。
這些是機構還是僅僅是富人，我們都不知道。但是，當 BAC 發生如此大的事情時，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些投資者剛才做了什麼？
今天，本辛加的期權掃描儀發現了美國銀行22筆不常見的期權交易。
這不正常。
這些大資金交易者的整體情緒在40％的看漲和54％的看跌之間。
在我們發現的所有特殊期權中，有12個是看跌期權，總額爲404,993美元，10個是看漲期權，總額爲472,600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，鯨魚似乎一直將美國銀行的價格定在28.0美元至41.0美元之間。
交易量和未平倉合約趨勢
就流動性和利息而言，今天美國銀行期權交易的平均未平倉合約爲8442.07，總交易量爲39,918.00。
在下圖中，我們可以跟蹤過去30天美國銀行在28.0美元至41.0美元行使價區間內的看漲期權和看跌期權交易的交易量和未平倉合約的變化。
美國銀行期權活動分析：過去 30 天
檢測到的重要期權交易：
Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|
BAC | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/17/25 | $8.5 | $8.35 | $8.45 | $32.00 | $84.4K | 30.3K | 705 |
BAC | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 06/07/24 | $1.4 | $1.36 | $1.4 | $38.00 | $56.0K | 1.9K | 722 |
BAC | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/07/24 | $1.4 | $1.39 | $1.39 | $38.00 | $55.9K | 1.9K | 1.1K |
BAC | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 12/20/24 | $3.15 | $3.05 | $3.1 | $40.00 | $53.6K | 1.9K | 187 |
BAC | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/20/24 | $2.24 | $2.22 | $2.22 | $40.00 | $49.5K | 4.7K | 2.0K |
關於美國銀行
美國銀行是美國最大的金融機構之一，擁有超過3.0萬億美元的資產。它分爲四個主要部分：個人銀行、全球財富和投資管理、全球銀行和全球市場。美國銀行面向消費者的業務範圍包括其分行和存款收集業務網絡、零售貸款產品、信用卡和借記卡以及小型企業服務。該公司的美林證券業務提供經紀和财富管理服務，其私人銀行也是如此。批發業務領域包括投資銀行、企業和商業房地產貸款以及資本市場業務。美國銀行在多個國家開展業務，但主要專注於美國。
鑑於美國銀行最近的期權歷史，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。
美國銀行的現狀
期權交易帶來更高的風險和潛在的回報。精明的交易者通過不斷自我教育、調整策略、監控多個指標以及密切關注市場走勢來管理這些風險。通過Benzinga Pro的實時警報，隨時了解美國銀行期權的最新交易。
