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Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bullish stance on Applied Mat.
Looking at options history for Applied Mat (NASDAQ:AMAT) we detected 18 trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 66% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 27% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $671,726 and 13, calls, for a total amount of $630,055.
Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $175.0 to $250.0 for Applied Mat over the recent three months.
In today's trading context, the average open interest for options of Applied Mat stands at 1291.81, with a total volume reaching 2,228.00. The accompanying chart delineates the progression of both call and put option volume and open interest for high-value trades in Applied Mat, situated within the strike price corridor from $175.0 to $250.0, 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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| AMAT | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 10/24/25 | $7.65 | $5.25 | $5.98 | $230.00 | $239.2K | 306 | 400 |
| AMAT | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/16/26 | $19.95 | $19.9 | $19.9 | $230.00 | $222.8K | 372 | 126 |
| AMAT | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 10/24/25 | $7.95 | $7.55 | $7.55 | $230.00 | $151.0K | 306 | 645 |
| AMAT | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 11/21/25 | $21.0 | $20.0 | $20.0 | $220.00 | $114.0K | 2.6K | 61 |
| AMAT | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/16/26 | $20.15 | $19.75 | $19.75 | $230.00 | $71.1K | 3.7K | 47 |
Applied Materials is the largest semiconductor wafer fabrication equipment manufacturer in the world. It has a broad portfolio spanning nearly every corner of the WFE ecosystem. Applied Materials holds leading market share in deposition, which entails the layering of new materials on semiconductor wafers. It is more exposed to general-purpose logic chips made at integrated device manufacturers and foundries. It counts the largest chipmakers in the world as customers, including TSMC, Intel, and Samsung.
A total of 5 professional analysts have given their take on this stock in the last 30 days, setting an average price target of $223.8.
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