Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bearish stance on ServiceNow.
Looking at options history for ServiceNow NOW we detected 56 trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 35% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 64% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 25 are puts, for a total amount of $1,473,153 and 31, calls, for a total amount of $2,469,435.
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 $300.0 to $1040.0 for ServiceNow 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 ServiceNow'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 ServiceNow's whale trades within a strike price range from $300.0 to $1040.0 in the last 30 days.
ServiceNow Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Noteworthy Options Activity:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOW | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/17/25 | $108.8 | $106.7 | $108.8 | $700.00 | $598.4K | 142 | 56 |
| NOW | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/16/26 | $37.0 | $31.7 | $36.5 | $500.00 | $310.2K | 35 | 85 |
| NOW | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 05/10/24 | $39.1 | $36.7 | $39.1 | $700.00 | $293.2K | 9 | 75 |
| NOW | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 05/17/24 | $32.8 | $32.1 | $32.1 | $720.00 | $227.9K | 75 | 2 |
| NOW | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 08/16/24 | $33.0 | $31.9 | $33.0 | $800.00 | $132.0K | 131 | 0 |
About ServiceNow
ServiceNow Inc provides software solutions to structure and automate various business processes via a SaaS delivery model. The company primarily focuses on the IT function for enterprise customers. ServiceNow began with IT service management, expanded within the IT function, and more recently directed its workflow automation logic to functional areas beyond IT, notably customer service, HR service delivery, and security operations. ServiceNow also offers an application development platform as a service.
Current Position of ServiceNow
- Trading volume stands at 1,536,830, with NOW's price down by -2.39%, positioned at $713.91.
- RSI indicators show the stock to be is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Earnings announcement expected in 5 days.
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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