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Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bearish stance on Bank of America (NYSE:BAC).
And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this big happens with BAC, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
So how do we know what these investors just did?
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 19 uncommon options trades for Bank of America.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 15% bullish and 73%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 10 are puts, for a total amount of $1,352,267, and 9 are calls, for a total amount of $409,772.
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $30.0 to $55.0 for Bank of America over the last 3 months.
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 Bank of America'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 Bank of America's whale trades within a strike price range from $30.0 to $55.0 in 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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BAC | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 06/20/25 | $15.25 | $15.15 | $15.25 | $55.00 | $404.1K | 0 | 266 |
BAC | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/16/26 | $15.25 | $15.15 | $15.25 | $55.00 | $201.3K | 89 | 277 |
BAC | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 06/18/26 | $10.9 | $10.75 | $10.9 | $50.00 | $190.7K | 9 | 176 |
BAC | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 06/18/26 | $10.9 | $10.75 | $10.9 | $50.00 | $123.1K | 9 | 289 |
BAC | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/16/26 | $15.3 | $15.2 | $15.3 | $55.00 | $114.7K | 89 | 70 |
Bank of America is one of the largest financial institutions in the United States, with more than $3.0 trillion in assets. It is organized into four major segments: consumer banking, global wealth and investment management, global banking, and global markets. Bank of America's consumer-facing lines of business include its network of branches and deposit-gathering operations, retail lending products, credit and debit cards, and small-business services. The company's Merrill Lynch operations provide brokerage and wealth-management services, as does its private bank. Wholesale lines of business include investment banking, corporate and commercial real estate lending, and capital markets operations. Bank of America has operations in several countries but is primarily US-focused.
Following our analysis of the options activities associated with Bank of America, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.
In the last month, 1 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $49.0.
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