Investors with a lot of money to spend took a bullish stance Derry D.
Retailers should know.
We noticed this day when trades appeared in the history of publicly available options that we track here at Benzinga.
We don’t know if these are institutions or just wealthy individuals. But when something of this magnitude happens with DE, it often means that someone knows something is about to happen.
So how do we know what these investors just did?
today, BenzingaDeere’s Options Scanner discovered 19 uncommon Deere options trades.
This is not normal.
The overall sentiment for these large-money traders is split between 36% bullish and 36% bearish.
Of all the private options we discovered, 11 were puts for a total amount of $709,785, and 8 of them were calls for a total amount of $1,590,340.
What is the target price?
Taking into account the volume and open interest of these contracts, it appears that the Whales have been targeting a price range of $400.0 to $550.0 for Deere over the past three months.
Trading volume and open interest trends
Looking at volume and open interest is a powerful move while trading options. This data can help you track the liquidity and interest of Deere options for a given strike price. Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and options, respectively, for all Deere whale trades within the strike price range of $400.0 to $550.0 in the last 30 days.
Deere 30-day option volume and interest picks
Noteworthy Options Activity:
| code | Mode/Connect | Trade type | Feelings | Earn. date | I ask | tender | price | Strike price | Total trade price | Open interest | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | Calls | commerce | Ascending | 06/20/25 | $11.5 | $11.0 | $11.65 | $530.00 | 932.0 thousand dollars | 87 | 806 |
| D | Calls | commerce | neutral | 06/20/25 | $53.75 | $50.05 | $51.9 | $440.00 | 389.2 thousand dollars | 160 | 0 |
| D | puts | commerce | Ascending | 01/16/26 | $17.95 | $16.5 | $16.5 | $400.00 | 165.0 thousand dollars | 398 | 116 |
| D | puts | Sweep | neutral | 03/21/25 | $22.45 | $21.9 | $22.17 | $480.00 | 102.0 thousand dollars | 74 | 284 |
| D | puts | Sweep | bearish | 03/21/25 | $23.0 | $22.1 | $22.49 | $480.00 | 68.7 thousand dollars | 74 | 219 |
About Derry
Deere is the world’s leading manufacturer of agricultural equipment, producing some of the heavy machinery industry’s most iconic machines in green and yellow. The company is divided into four reportable segments: Production and Precision Agriculture, Small Agriculture and Turf, Construction and Forestry, and John Deere Capital. Its products are available through an extensive network of dealers, which includes more than 2,000 dealer locations in North America and approximately 3,700 locations globally. John Deere Capital provides retail machinery financing to its customers, as well as wholesale financing to dealers, increasing sales potential for Deere products.
Following our analysis of Deere’s options activities, we focus on taking a closer look at the company’s performance.
Current position of Derry
- With a trading volume of 1,268,484, DE’s price rose 3.09% to $473.94.
- The current RSI values indicate that the stock may be approaching the overbought zone.
- The next earnings report is due 21 days from now.
What experts say about Derry
2 market experts recently issued ratings for this stock, with a consensus target price of $450.0.
Turn $1000 into $1270 in just 20 days?
A 20-year professional options trader reveals his technique in a one-line chart that shows when to buy and sell. Copy his trades which generated an average profit of 27% every 20 days. Click here to access. * Maintaining its stance, a Citigroup analyst continues to maintain a Neutral rating on Deere, targeting a price of $430. * A JPMorgan analyst insists on his Neutral rating on Deere stock, maintaining a $470 price target.
Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading stocks, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage these risks by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.
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