Looking At Nike's Recent Whale Trades

Someone with a lot of money to spend (and possibly insider knowledge) has taken a bullish stance on NikeNKE.

And retail traders should know.

We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

Whether this is an institution or just a wealthy individual, we don't know. But when something this big happens with NKE, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.

Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 12 options trades for Nike.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 50.0% bullish and 50.0%, bearish.

Out of all of the options we uncovered, there was 1 put, for a total amount of $33,286, and 11, calls, for a total amount of $1,295,906..

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 $130.0 to $167.5 for Nike 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 Nike'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 Nike's whale trades within a strike price range from $130.0 to $167.5 in the last 30 days.

Nike Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Where Is Nike Standing Right Now?

• With a volume of 2,473,629, the price of NKE is up 0.62% at $163.19.
• RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be overbought.
• Next earnings are expected to be released in 56 days.

What The Experts Say On Nike:

• Deutsche Bank has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Nike, which currently sits at a price target of $166.0.
• Wedbush downgraded its action to Outperform with a price target of $170.0
• B of A Securities has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Nike, which currently sits at a price target of $160.0.
• Telsey Advisory Group has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Nike, which currently sits at a price target of $176.0.
• Barclays has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Nike, which currently sits at a price target of $185.0.

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