Smart Money Bets on Citigroup Options – Citigroup (NYSE:C)

Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a decidedly pessimistic stance Citigroup.

Look at Citigroup’s options history C We discovered 41 trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, we can rightly say that 39% of investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 51% with bearish expectations.

Of the total trades spotted, 5 are puts totaling $1,005,393 and 36 are calls totaling $2,928,597.

What is the price target?

When analyzing the volume and open interest in these contracts, it appears that the major players were eyeing a pricing window of $42.5 to $75.0 for Citigroup last quarter.

Analyzing volume and open interest

In terms of liquidity and interest, the average open interest for Citigroup options trades today is 14959.83 with a total volume of 47,452.00.

In the chart below, we can track the movement of call and put options volume and open interest for Citigroup’s large money trades within a strike price range of $42.5 to $75.0 over the past 30 days.

Citigroup Call and Put Volume: 30-Day Overview

Significant options trades discovered:

symbol	PUT/CALL	Type of trade	Feeling	Exp. Date	Questions	bid	Price	Strike price	Total trading price	Open interest	volume
C	SET	TRADE	NEUTRAL	06/20/25	$5.0	$4.9	$4.95	$62.50	$814.7k	14.6K	3.2K
C	CALL	SWEEP	BEARISH	01/17/25	$13.55	$13.5	$13.5	$50.00	$472.5k	39.1K	352
C	CALL	SWEEP	BULLISH	01/17/25	$13.3	$13.25	$13.25	$50.00	$198.7k	39.1K	761
C	CALL	SWEEP	BULLISH	01/17/25	$13.3	$13.25	$13.25	$50.00	$198.7k	39.1K	611
C	CALL	SWEEP	BULLISH	01/17/25	$15.8	$15.7	$15.8	$47.50	$145.3k	23.9K	2.1K

About Citigroup

Citigroup is a global financial services company operating in more than 100 countries and jurisdictions. Citigroup’s operations are divided into five primary segments: Services, Markets, Banking, U.S. Retail Banking and Wealth Management. The bank’s primary services include cross-border banking services for multinational corporations, investment banking and trading, and credit card services in the United States.

Given Citigroup’s recent options history, it is now appropriate to focus on the company itself. Our goal is to examine current performance.

Where is Citigroup now?

• The trading volume is 13,599,539, with the price of C decreasing by -1.75% to $62.85.
• RSI indicators show that the stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
• Earnings announcement is expected in 89 days.

What analysts say about Citigroup

Last month, five industry analysts shared their insights on this stock and suggested an average price target of $82.2.

Unusual options activity detected: Smart money on the move

Benzinga Edge’s Unusual Options Board identifies potential market drivers before they happen. See what positions the big money is taking on your favorite stocks. Click here for access. * An analyst at Evercore ISI Group maintains his stance and maintains an inline rating on Citigroup, targeting a price of $64. * A B of A Securities analyst maintains a Buy rating on Citigroup and maintains a $78 price target. * A Morgan Stanley analyst maintains an Overweight rating on Citigroup with a price target of $86. * An analyst at Oppenheimer maintains an “Outperform” rating on Citigroup and maintains a $92 price target. * An analyst at Oppenheimer maintains an Outperform rating on Citigroup with a price target of $91.

Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading stocks, but offer higher profit potential. Reputable options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, entering and exiting trades, tracking more than one indicator, and closely following the markets.

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