What Are The Investors Doing With American Airlines Group

Someone with a lot of money to spend (and possibly insider knowledge) has taken an unusually bearish stance on American Airlines Group.

And retail traders should know.

We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

Whether this is an institution or just a wealthy individual, we don't know. But when something this big happens with AAL, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.

So how do we know what the Smart Money just did?

Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 32 uncommon options trades for American Airlines Group AAL.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 31.25% bullish and 68.75%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 25 are puts, for a total amount of $1,668,243, and 7 are calls, for a total amount of $389,258.

What's The Price Target?

Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that the smart money is targeting a price range from $8.0 to $23.0 for American Airlines Group in the over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

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 American Airlines Group'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 American Airlines Group's smart money trades within a strike price range from $8.0 to $23.0 in the last 30 days.

American Airlines Group Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Where Is American Airlines Group Standing Right Now?

• With a volume of 20,719,835, the price of AAL is up -0.98% over the last 24 hours at $19.7.
• RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
• Next earnings are expected to be released in 34 days.

What The Experts Say On American Airlines Group:

• Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Underweight rating on American Airlines Group, which currently sits at a price target of $23.0.

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