That’s what whales bet on Teradyne

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bullish stance on Teradyne TER.

And retailers should know that.

We noticed this today when the big position appeared on the history of publicly available options we track here at Benzinga.

Whether it is an institution or just a wealthy individual, we don’t know. But when something this big happens with TER, it often means someone knows something is going to happen.

So how do we know what this whale just did?

Today, Benzinga’s options scanner spotted 20 unusual options trades for Teradyne.

It’s not normal.

The general sentiment of these big traders is split between 50% bullish and 50% bearish.

Of all the special options we discovered, 18 are put options, totaling $788,214, and 2 are call options, totaling $130,370.

What is the target price?

Given the volume and open interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range of $80.0 to $140.0 for Teradyne over the past 3 months.

Development of volume and open interest

In terms of liquidity and interest, the average open interest for Teradyne options trades today is 409.56 with a total volume of 8,294.00.

In the following chart, we are able to track the volume and open interest of call and put options for Teradyne’s large trades within a strike price range of $80.0 to $140.0 in the last 30 days.

Teradyne Options Volume and Open Interest in the Last 30 Days

The biggest options spotted:

Where is Teradyne right now?

• With a volume of 8,823,285, the price of TER is down -26.57% at $105.28.
• RSI indicators suggest that the underlying stock may be oversold.
• The next results should be published in 89 days.

What experts say about Teradyne:

• Loop Capital downgraded its stock to Buy with a price target of $202
• Keybanc downgraded its stock to Overweight with a target price of $180

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