Benzinga | Dec 29, 2021 12:07PM EST

What Are Whales Doing With Costco Wholesale

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

Looking at options history for Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) we detected 10 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 30% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 70% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $91,590 and 8, calls, for a total amount of $597,985.

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 $290.0 to $600.0 for Costco Wholesale 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 Costco Wholesale'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 Costco Wholesale's whale trades within a strike price range from $290.0 to $600.0 in the last 30 days.

Costco Wholesale 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 InterestCOST CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/21/ $290.00 $277.0K 154 0 22COST CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/20/ $560.00 $66.2K 426 32 23COST CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/20/ $560.00 $64.0K 426 2 23COST PUT TRADE BEARISH 03/18/ $595.00 $50.6K 0 12 22COST CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/21/ $550.00 $49.8K 4.3K 36 22

Where Is Costco Wholesale Standing Right Now?

* With a volume of 780,612, the price of COST is up 0.37% at $566.71.

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

* Next earnings are expected to be released in 64 days.

What The Experts Say On Costco Wholesale:

* Telsey Advisory Group has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Costco Wholesale, which currently sits at a price target of $610.

* Telsey Advisory Group has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Costco Wholesale, which currently sits at a price target of $600.

* Wells Fargo has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Costco Wholesale, which currently sits at a price target of $600.

* R5 Capital downgraded its action to Hold with a price target of $561

* Oppenheimer has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Costco Wholesale, which currently sits at a price target of $580.

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