Benzinga | Dec 17, 2021 11:14AM 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 15 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 33% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 66% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $247,643 and 11, calls, for a total amount of $400,297.

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 $10.0 to $34.0 for Ford Motor 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 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 trades within a strike price range from $10.0 to $34.0 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 TRADE BULLISH 12/23/ $34.00 $96.5K 68 0 21F CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/20/ $22.00 $64.9K 24.8K 485 23F PUT SWEEP BULLISH 01/21/ $20.00 $62.1K 50.4K 7.6K 22F CALL TRADE BULLISH 06/17/ $15.00 $55.5K 19.6K 111 22F CALL TRADE BEARISH 06/17/ $15.00 $55.0K 19.6K 101 22

Where Is Ford Motor Standing Right Now?

* With a volume of 33,551,316.00, the price of F is down -1.23% at $20.1.

* RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.

* Next earnings are expected to be released in 48 days.

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