Benzinga | Jan 24, 2022 02:33PM EST

Check Out What Whales Are Doing With Citigroup

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

Looking at options history for Citigroup (NYSE:C) we detected 17 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 47% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 52% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 7 are puts, for a total amount of $4,654,342 and 10, calls, for a total amount of $912,267.

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 $45.0 to $67.5 for Citigroup 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 Citigroup'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 Citigroup's whale trades within a strike price range from $45.0 to $67.5 in the last 30 days.

Citigroup 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 InterestC PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 01/19/ $60.00 $3.1M 34.6K 3.1K 24C PUT SWEEP NEUTRAL 01/20/ $65.00 $1.0M 38.5K 1.0K 23C CALL TRADE BEARISH 03/18/ $67.50 $484.0K 9.4K 6.4K 22C PUT SWEEP BULLISH 01/20/ $60.00 $186.2K 55.5K 588 23C CALL SWEEP BULLISH 02/18/ $62.50 $143.3K 6.4K 2.0K 22

Where Is Citigroup Standing Right Now?

* With a volume of 24,854,622, the price of C is down -2.72% at $61.55.

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

* Next earnings are expected to be released in 80 days.

What The Experts Say On Citigroup:

* Credit Suisse has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Citigroup, which currently sits at a price target of $72.

* Barclays has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on Citigroup, which currently sits at a price target of $73.

* JP Morgan has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Citigroup, which currently sits at a price target of $76.

* Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on Citigroup, which currently sits at a price target of $75.

Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.

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