Financial giants have made a conspicuous bearish move on Oracle. Our analysis of options history for Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) revealed 13 unusual trades.
Delving into the details, we found 38% of traders were bullish, while 46% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 2 were puts, with a value of $147,774, and 11 were calls, valued at $506,623.
Projected Price Targets
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $150.0 to $210.0 for Oracle over the last 3 months.
Analyzing 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 Oracle'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 Oracle's whale activity within a strike price range from $150.0 to $210.0 in the last 30 days.
Oracle Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days
Significant Options Trades Detected:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORCL | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 12/20/24 | $40.2 | $38.8 | $40.07 | $210.00 | $120.2K | 30 | 30 |
| ORCL | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 01/15/27 | $41.65 | $41.25 | $41.65 | $160.00 | $91.6K | 52 | 31 |
| ORCL | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/10/25 | $4.4 | $4.3 | $4.3 | $170.00 | $68.8K | 471 | 174 |
| ORCL | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/10/25 | $2.48 | $2.35 | $2.49 | $175.00 | $59.5K | 478 | 265 |
| ORCL | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/19/25 | $17.0 | $15.45 | $17.0 | $180.00 | $51.0K | 342 | 0 |
About Oracle
Oracle provides database technology and enterprise resource planning, or ERP, software to enterprises around the world. Founded in 1977, Oracle pioneered the first commercial SQL-based relational database management system. Today, Oracle has more than 400,000 customers in 175 countries.
Present Market Standing of Oracle
- Trading volume stands at 2,422,985, with ORCL's price up by 0.57%, positioned at $170.68.
- RSI indicators show the stock to be may be approaching oversold.
- Earnings announcement expected in 82 days.
Professional Analyst Ratings for Oracle
Over the past month, 5 industry analysts have shared their insights on this stock, proposing an average target price of $193.8.
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