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Financial giants have made a conspicuous bullish move on Mastercard. Our analysis of options history for Mastercard (NYSE:MA) revealed 11 unusual trades.
Delving into the details, we found 45% of traders were bullish, while 45% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 5 were puts, with a value of $555,010, and 6 were calls, valued at $629,551.
Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $380.0 to $480.0 for Mastercard during the past quarter.
In today's trading context, the average open interest for options of Mastercard stands at 408.64, with a total volume reaching 377.00. The accompanying chart delineates the progression of both call and put option volume and open interest for high-value trades in Mastercard, situated within the strike price corridor from $380.0 to $480.0, throughout 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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MA | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/16/26 | $58.2 | $55.95 | $56.5 | $470.00 | $344.6K | 545 | 61 |
MA | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/16/26 | $27.4 | $26.9 | $26.9 | $440.00 | $228.6K | 91 | 85 |
MA | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 06/20/25 | $108.5 | $106.9 | $106.9 | $380.00 | $128.2K | 16 | 12 |
MA | PUT | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/17/25 | $21.45 | $20.6 | $21.0 | $470.00 | $128.1K | 243 | 61 |
MA | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/17/25 | $26.5 | $25.25 | $25.7 | $480.00 | $97.6K | 647 | 39 |
Mastercard is the second-largest payment processor in the world, having processed close to over $9 trillion in volume during 2023. Mastercard operates in over 200 countries and processes transactions in over 150 currencies.
In light of the recent options history for Mastercard, it's now appropriate to focus on the company itself. We aim to explore its current 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 $529.8.
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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