A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Amazon.com.
Looking at options history for Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) we detected 10 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 40% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 60% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 7 are puts, for a total amount of $350,643 and 3, calls, for a total amount of $146,916.
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 $113.0 to $148.0 for Amazon.com over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
Looking at the volume and open interest is a powerful move while trading options. This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Amazon.com's options for a given strike price. Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Amazon.com's whale trades within a strike price range from $113.0 to $148.0 in the last 30 days.
Amazon.com 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMZN | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/02/22 | $130.00 | $83.7K | 4.0K | 1.0K |
| AMZN | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 08/26/22 | $132.00 | $83.0K | 5.6K | 1.2K |
| AMZN | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 10/21/22 | $145.00 | $62.1K | 19.6K | 318 |
| AMZN | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/16/22 | $115.00 | $59.0K | 31.3K | 0 |
| AMZN | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 12/16/22 | $113.00 | $45.3K | 2.5K | 607 |
Where Is Amazon.com Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 4,769,309, the price of AMZN is down -0.3% at $133.22.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 64 days.
What The Experts Say On Amazon.com:
- UBS has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Amazon.com, which currently sits at a price target of $180.
- B of A Securities has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Amazon.com, which currently sits at a price target of $170.
- Telsey Advisory Group has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Amazon.com, which currently sits at a price target of $150.
- Deutsche Bank has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Amazon.com, which currently sits at a price target of $175.
- JMP Securities has decided to maintain their Market Outperform rating on Amazon.com, which currently sits at a price target of $180.
Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.
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