Benzinga | Nov 12, 2021 02:26PM EST

Check Out What Whales Are Doing With Ford

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Ford Motor.

Looking at options history for Ford Motor (NYSE:F) we detected 18 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 27.78% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 72.22% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $345,065 and 14, calls, for a total amount of $796,221.

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 $14.0 to $27.0 for Ford Motor over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

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 Ford Motor'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 Ford Motor's whale activity within a strike price range from $14.0 to $27.0 in the last 30 days.

Ford Motor Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:



Symbol PUT/ Trade Sentiment Exp. Strike Total Trade Open Volume CALL Type Date Price Price InterestF PUT SWEEP BEARISH 09/16/ $15.00 $157.7K 4.9K 2.3K 22F CALL SWEEP BEARISH 09/16/ $27.00 $106.3K 3.0K 1.1K 22F PUT SWEEP BEARISH 09/16/ $17.00 $98.4K 10.8K 785 22F CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/20/ $20.00 $89.8K 128.3K 339 23F CALL SWEEP BULLISH 11/19/ $20.00 $76.5K 83.0K 24.4K 21

Where Is Ford Motor Standing Right Now?

* With a volume of 50,182,447, the price of F is down -0.69% at $19.41.

* RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.

* Next earnings are expected to be released in 83 days.

What The Experts Say On Ford Motor:

* Credit Suisse upgraded its action to Outperform with a price target of $20.0

* Nomura Instinet downgraded its action to Reduce with a price target of $13.0

* RBC Capital has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Ford Motor, which currently sits at a price target of $17.0.

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