Boeing's Options: A Look at What the Big Money is Thinking

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Financial giants have made a conspicuous bullish move on Boeing. Our analysis of options history for Boeing (NYSE:BA) revealed 43 unusual trades.

Delving into the details, we found 51% of traders were bullish, while 32% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 6 were puts, with a value of $500,676, and 37 were calls, valued at $2,594,688.

What’s The Price Target?

Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $110.0 to $280.0 for Boeing over the last 3 months.

Insights into Volume & Open Interest

In today’s trading context, the average open interest for options of Boeing stands at 3793.03, with a total volume reaching 6,805.00. The accompanying chart delineates the progression of both call and put option volume and open interest for high-value trades in Boeing, situated within the strike price corridor from $110.0 to $280.0, throughout the last 30 days.

Boeing 30-Day Option Volume & Interest Snapshot

Noteworthy Options Activity:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Ask Bid Price Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
BA CALL TRADE BULLISH 03/20/26 $23.3 $21.7 $23.3 $195.00 $466.0K 1.0K 200
BA PUT SWEEP BULLISH 02/20/26 $8.3 $8.15 $8.15 $205.00 $285.2K 1.5K 435
BA CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 01/16/26 $101.2 $97.3 $99.5 $110.00 $248.7K 342 25
BA CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/15/27 $33.1 $31.5 $33.1 $210.00 $165.5K 2.4K 81
BA CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/16/26 $7.1 $6.95 $7.1 $210.00 $142.0K 11.4K 336

About Boeing

Boeing is a major aerospace and defense firm operating in three segments: commercial airplanes; defense, space, and security; and global services. Boeing’s commercial airplanes segment competes with Airbus in the production of aircraft that can carry more than 130 passengers. Boeing’s defense, space, and security segment competes with defense contractors such as Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman to create military aircraft, satellites, and weaponry. Global services provides aftermarket support to airlines.

Following our analysis of the options activities associated with Boeing, we pivot to a closer look at the company’s own performance.

Where Is Boeing Standing Right Now?

  • Trading volume stands at 3,179,811, with BA’s price up by 1.14%, positioned at $208.68.
  • RSI indicators show the stock to be may be overbought.
  • Earnings announcement expected in 40 days.

Expert Opinions on Boeing

Over the past month, 1 industry analysts have shared their insights on this stock, proposing an average target price of $265.0.

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* An analyst from Citigroup downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $265.

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