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Spotlight on JPMorgan Chase: Analyzing the Surge in Options Activity

Benzinga ·  15:45

Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bullish stance on JPMorgan Chase.

Looking at options history for JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) we detected 44 trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 38% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 36% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 18 are puts, for a total amount of $1,479,655 and 26, calls, for a total amount of $4,497,476.

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 $130.0 to $300.0 for JPMorgan Chase during the past quarter.

Volume & Open Interest Development

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 JPMorgan Chase'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 JPMorgan Chase's whale activity within a strike price range from $130.0 to $300.0 in the last 30 days.

JPMorgan Chase Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

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Significant Options Trades Detected:

SymbolPUT/CALLTrade TypeSentimentExp. DateAskBidPriceStrike PriceTotal Trade PriceOpen InterestVolume
JPMCALLTRADEBULLISH01/16/26$57.25$56.45$57.6$200.00$2.8M4.2K502
JPMPUTTRADEBEARISH01/16/26$7.9$7.65$7.9$200.00$395.0K5.5K500
JPMPUTTRADEBEARISH01/16/26$6.1$5.9$6.1$190.00$305.0K3.8K500
JPMCALLTRADEBEARISH12/20/24$4.25$4.15$4.15$250.00$207.5K6.8K1.1K
JPMCALLSWEEPNEUTRAL01/17/25$22.85$22.6$22.67$225.00$188.3K2.5K86

About JPMorgan Chase

JPMorgan Chase is one of the largest and most complex financial institutions in the United States, with nearly $4.1 trillion in assets. It is organized into four major segments--consumer and community banking, corporate and investment banking, commercial banking, and asset and wealth management. JPMorgan operates, and is subject to regulation, in multiple countries.

Present Market Standing of JPMorgan Chase

  • Trading volume stands at 4,827,830, with JPM's price down by -0.05%, positioned at $245.2.
  • RSI indicators show the stock to be may be approaching overbought.
  • Earnings announcement expected in 58 days.

Professional Analyst Ratings for JPMorgan Chase

In the last month, 2 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $255.5.

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