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What Are Whales Doing With Netflix

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Netflix.

Looking at options history for Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) we detected 19 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 57% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 42% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 3 are puts, for a total amount of $207,790 and 16, calls, for a total amount of $905,334.

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 $200.0 to $340.0 for Netflix over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Netflix options trades today is 2696.31 with a total volume of 27,389.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Netflix's big money trades within a strike price range of $200.0 to $340.0 over the last 30 days.

Netflix 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
NFLX PUT SWEEP BEARISH 11/18/22 $275.00 $140.0K 963 3
NFLX CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 10/28/22 $300.00 $96.6K 8.5K 6.3K
NFLX CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/20/23 $340.00 $94.7K 1.9K 72
NFLX CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 06/16/23 $260.00 $77.5K 492 152
NFLX CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 10/28/22 $290.00 $75.6K 2.5K 3.4K

Where Is Netflix Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 1,447,975, the price of NFLX is up 2.49% at $289.48.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 86 days.

What The Experts Say On Netflix:

  • Daiwa Capital upgraded its action to Outperform with a price target of $330
  • JP Morgan upgraded its action to Overweight with a price target of $330
  • Deutsche Bank upgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $350
  • Credit Suisse has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Netflix, which currently sits at a price target of $271.
  • Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on Netflix, which currently sits at a price target of $250.

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.

If you want to stay updated on the latest options trades for Netflix, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.

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