Today, Benzinga’s options scanner spotted 7 uncommon options trades for AT&T (NYSE:T). The overall sentiment shows 42.86% of the big-money traders are bullish on the stock and 57.14%, bearish. Out of all of the special options found by our algorithm, 0 are puts, for a total amount of $0 and 7, calls, for a total amount of $259,670.
What’s The Price Target?
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that the smart money is targeting a price range from $26.0 to $27.0 for AT&T in the over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
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 AT&T’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 AT&T’s smart money trades within a strike price range from $26.0 to $27.0 in the last 30 days.
AT&T Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Biggest Options Spotted:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 10/01/21 | $27.00 | $48.6K | 6.5K | 1.5K |
| T | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 10/15/21 | $26.50 | $38.0K | 1.6K | 3.3K |
| T | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 10/15/21 | $26.50 | $40.5K | 1.6K | 2.5K |
| T | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 10/15/21 | $26.50 | $44.0K | 1.6K | 2.0K |
| T | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 10/15/21 | $26.50 | $34.0K | 1.6K | 1.0K |
Where Is AT&T Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 11,808,092, the price of T is up -0.63% over the last 24 hours at $27.23.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 21 days.
What The Experts Say On AT&T:
- LightShed Partners downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $36.0
- Loop Capital downgraded its action to Hold with a price target of $30.0
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