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Financial giants have made a conspicuous bearish move on American Express. Our analysis of options history for American Express (NYSE:AXP) revealed 10 unusual trades.
Delving into the details, we found 0% of traders were bullish, while 100% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 2 were puts, with a value of $286,350, and 8 were calls, valued at $324,889.
After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it's evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band between $220.0 and $280.0 for American Express, spanning the last three months.
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for American Express options trades today is 572.0 with a total volume of 1,150.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for American Express's big money trades within a strike price range of $220.0 to $280.0 over the last 30 days.
Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
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AXP | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 11/15/24 | $5.75 | $5.55 | $5.75 | $230.00 | $200.6K | 242 | 151 |
AXP | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 11/15/24 | $5.75 | $5.55 | $5.75 | $230.00 | $85.6K | 242 | 150 |
AXP | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 03/21/25 | $34.5 | $34.15 | $34.15 | $230.00 | $81.9K | 138 | 29 |
AXP | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 11/15/24 | $34.5 | $33.75 | $33.75 | $220.00 | $40.5K | 174 | 12 |
AXP | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 10/18/24 | $6.75 | $6.7 | $6.7 | $260.00 | $40.2K | 955 | 673 |
American Express is a global financial institution, operating in about 130 countries, that provides consumers and businesses charge and credit card payment products. The company also operates a highly profitable merchant payment network. Since 2018, it has operated in three segments: global consumer services, global commercial services, and global merchant and network services. In addition to payment products, the company's commercial business offers expense management tools, consulting services, and business loans.
After a thorough review of the options trading surrounding American Express, we move to examine the company in more detail. This includes an assessment of its current market status and performance.
A total of 5 professional analysts have given their take on this stock in the last 30 days, setting an average price target of $261.6.
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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