Financial giants have made a conspicuous bearish move on Citigroup. Our analysis of options history for Citigroup (NYSE:C) revealed 59 unusual trades.

Delving into the details, we found 35% of traders were bullish, while 45% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 14 were puts, with a value of $630,704, and 45 were calls, valued at $3,550,357.

What's The Price Target?

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 $90.0 for Citigroup over the last 3 months.

Insights into Volume & Open Interest

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 Citigroup'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 Citigroup's whale trades within a strike price range from $30.0 to $90.0 in the last 30 days.

Citigroup 30-Day Option Volume & Interest Snapshot

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About Citigroup

Citigroup is a global financial-services company doing business in more than 100 countries and jurisdictions. Citigroup's operations are organized into five primary segments: services, markets, banking, US personal banking, and wealth management. The bank's primary services include cross-border banking needs for multinational corporates, investment banking and trading, and credit card services in the United States.

Having examined the options trading patterns of Citigroup, our attention now turns directly to the company. This shift allows us to delve into its present market position and performance

Current Position of Citigroup

• Trading volume stands at 11,783,541, with C's price up by 3.17%, positioned at $73.25.
• RSI indicators show the stock to be may be approaching overbought.
• Earnings announcement expected in 9 days.

Professional Analyst Ratings for Citigroup

Over the past month, 3 industry analysts have shared their insights on this stock, proposing an average target price of $94.0.

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