Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bearish stance on Visa V.
And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don’t know. But when something this big happens with V, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
So how do we know what these investors just did?
Today, Benzinga‘s options scanner spotted 27 uncommon options trades for Visa.
This isn’t normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 25% bullish and 48%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 15 are puts, for a total amount of $1,363,592, and 12 are calls, for a total amount of $1,020,355.
Expected Price Movements
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $270.0 to $380.0 for Visa over the last 3 months.
Insights into Volume & Open Interest
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Visa options trades today is 803.29 with a total volume of 9,709.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Visa’s big money trades within a strike price range of $270.0 to $380.0 over the last 30 days.
Visa Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days
Largest Options Trades Observed:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 03/21/25 | $3.25 | $3.05 | $3.2 | $332.50 | $800.0K | 2.6K | 2.6K |
| V | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 03/21/25 | $71.2 | $70.8 | $70.8 | $275.00 | $304.5K | 988 | 43 |
| V | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 03/21/25 | $74.75 | $73.15 | $74.2 | $270.00 | $155.8K | 297 | 0 |
| V | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/16/26 | $17.5 | $17.1 | $17.4 | $380.00 | $109.6K | 2.7K | 147 |
| V | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 06/20/25 | $9.2 | $9.0 | $9.11 | $365.00 | $91.1K | 1.0K | 111 |
About Visa
Visa is the largest payment processor in the world. In fiscal 2023, it processed almost $15 trillion in total volume. Visa operates in over 200 countries and processes transactions in over 160 currencies. Its systems are capable of processing over 65,000 transactions per second.
Present Market Standing of Visa
- Currently trading with a volume of 3,072,048, the V’s price is down by -2.01%, now at $345.58.
- RSI readings suggest the stock is currently is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Anticipated earnings release is in 47 days.
Expert Opinions on Visa
In the last month, 1 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $410.0.
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* An analyst from Susquehanna persists with their Positive rating on Visa, maintaining a target price of $410.
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