Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bullish stance on Novo Nordisk.
Looking at options history for Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO) we detected 8 trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 62% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 37% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $83,110 and 6, calls, for a total amount of $233,083.
Expected Price Movements
Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $40.0 to $120.0 for Novo Nordisk during the past quarter.
Insights into Volume & Open Interest
Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.
This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Novo Nordisk'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 Novo Nordisk's whale activity within a strike price range from $40.0 to $120.0 in the last 30 days.
Novo Nordisk Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days
Significant Options Trades Detected:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVO | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/16/26 | $120.00 | $51.8K | 133 | 32 |
| NVO | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $87.50 | $49.0K | 970 | 30 |
| NVO | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 02/16/24 | $115.00 | $45.1K | 35 | 56 |
| NVO | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/17/25 | $40.00 | $40.4K | 70 | 16 |
| NVO | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/16/26 | $105.00 | $37.9K | 11 | 26 |
About Novo Nordisk
With roughly one third of the global branded diabetes treatment market, Novo Nordisk is the leading provider of diabetes-care products in the world. Based in Denmark, the company manufactures and markets a variety of human and modern insulins, injectable diabetes treatments such as GLP-1 therapy, oral antidiabetic agents, and obesity treatments. Novo also has a biopharmaceutical segment (constituting roughly 10% of revenue) that specializes in protein therapies for hemophilia and other disorders.
Following our analysis of the options activities associated with Novo Nordisk, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.
Current Position of Novo Nordisk
- With a trading volume of 1,321,941, the price of NVO is down by -0.1%, reaching $106.24.
- Current RSI values indicate that the stock is may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings report is scheduled for 14 days from now.
Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.
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