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Financial giants have made a conspicuous bullish move on Lam Research. Our analysis of options history for Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) revealed 21 unusual trades.
Delving into the details, we found 61% of traders were bullish, while 14% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 9 were puts, with a value of $545,865, and 12 were calls, valued at $1,045,878.
After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it's evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band between $365.0 and $1240.0 for Lam Research, spanning the last three 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 Lam Research'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 Lam Research's whale trades within a strike price range from $365.0 to $1240.0 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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| LRCX | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 10/04/24 | $61.0 | $59.0 | $61.0 | $700.00 | $305.0K | 1 | 50 |
| LRCX | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 10/04/24 | $61.2 | $59.75 | $61.2 | $700.00 | $177.4K | 1 | 71 |
| LRCX | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 10/04/24 | $61.0 | $58.05 | $61.0 | $700.00 | $128.1K | 1 | 50 |
| LRCX | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 10/11/24 | $60.1 | $55.7 | $57.49 | $790.00 | $111.7K | 0 | 20 |
| LRCX | PUT | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 09/19/25 | $118.5 | $113.9 | $116.25 | $750.00 | $81.3K | 0 | 7 |
Lam Research is one of the largest semiconductor wafer fabrication equipment, or WFE, manufacturers in the world. It specializes in the market segments of deposition and etch, which entail the buildup of layers on a semiconductor and the subsequent selective removal of patterns from each layer. Lam holds the top market share in etch and holds the clear cut second share in deposition. It is more exposed to memory chipmakers for DRAM and NAND chips. It counts as top customers the largest chipmakers in the world, including TSMC, Samsung, Intel, and Micron.
Following our analysis of the options activities associated with Lam Research, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.
In the last month, 2 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $1021.5.
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