Investors with large amounts of cash at their disposal are bullish on Walt Disney’s DIS.
And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when a trade appeared in the public options history we track here at Benzinga.
I don’t know if these are organizations or just wealthy individuals. But when something this big happens at DIS, it often means someone knows something is about to happen.
So how do we know what these investors did?
Today, Benzinga’s Options Scanner found 32 unusual options trades for Walt Disney.
This is not normal.
The overall sentiment among these big money traders is split between 50% bullish and 43% bearish.
Of all the special options we uncovered, 11 were puts totaling $452,004 and 21 were calls totaling $1,137,498.
Expected price changes
Based on trading activity, it appears that major investors have targeted Walt Disney’s price range of $50.0 to $155.0 over the last three months.
Volume and open interest trends
Looking at volume and open interest is an insightful way to perform due diligence on a stock.
This data helps track the liquidity and interest of Walt Disney options for specific strike prices.
Below, you can observe the evolution of call and put volume and open interest, respectively, for all Walt Disney whale activity within the strike price range of $50.0 to $155.0 over the past 30 days.
Walt Disney 30-day option volume and interest snapshot
Significant option trade detected:
Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Index Date Ask/Bid Price Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume DIS CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/16/26 $8.3 $8.2 $8.3 $105.00 $136.9K 2.1K 167 DIS CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/16/26 $8.95 $8.8 $8.95 $105.00 $119.9K 2.1K 304 Discall Sweep Bearish 01/16/26 $1.18 $1.11 $1.11 $155.00 $88.0K 1.0K 800 Discall Trade Bullish 12/20/24 $7.45 $7.3 $7.4 $90.00 $73.2K 6 .2K 139 Discall Trade Bullish 01/16 /26 $ 21.6 $21.0 $21.6 $80.00 $60.4K 910 30
About Walt Disney
Disney operates in three global business segments: Entertainment, Sports, and Experiences. Both entertainment and experiences benefit from the franchises and characters the company has created over a century. Entertainment includes the ABC broadcast network, several cable television networks, and the Disney+ and Hulu streaming services. Within this division, Disney is also involved in film and television production and distribution, with content licensed to theaters and other content providers or for use on Disney’s own streaming platforms and television networks. Increasingly, information is stored in-house. The sports department includes ESPN and ESPN+ streaming services. Experiences include Disney theme parks and vacation destinations and benefit from product licensing.
Now that we’ve examined Walt Disney’s options trading patterns, it’s time to look directly at the company. This change allows us to take a closer look at our current market position and performance.
Where does Walt Disney stand now?
With a trading volume of 8,617,371 transactions, DIS price increased by 1.07% and is located at $93.5. The RSI indicator indicates that the stock may be approaching overbought status. Financial results are expected to be announced within 36 days.
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