Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT).
And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
Whether this is an institution or just a wealthy individual, we don't know. But when something this big happens with LYFT, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
So how do we know what this whale just did?
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 28 uncommon options trades for Lyft.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 46% bullish and 53%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 15 are puts, for a total amount of $922,549, and 13 are calls, for a total amount of $1,129,470.
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 $25.0 to $45.0 for Lyft over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Lyft options trades today is 2219.83 with a total volume of 30,482.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Lyft's big money trades within a strike price range of $25.0 to $45.0 over the last 30 days.
Lyft Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Biggest Options Spotted:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYFT | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 02/18/22 | $40.00 | $492.0K | 4.0K | 2.1K |
| LYFT | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/20/23 | $42.50 | $194.9K | 3.9K | 202 |
| LYFT | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 02/18/22 | $33.00 | $146.0K | 22 | 200 |
| LYFT | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 04/14/22 | $40.00 | $142.0K | 730 | 312 |
| LYFT | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 02/11/22 | $35.00 | $101.6K | 456 | 2.1K |
Where Is Lyft Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 4,654,893, the price of LYFT is up 4.71% at $39.45.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 1 days.
What The Experts Say On Lyft:
- Keybanc has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Lyft, which currently sits at a price target of $65.
- Cowen & Co. has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Lyft, which currently sits at a price target of $70.
- Credit Suisse has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Lyft, which currently sits at a price target of $71.
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