Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bearish stance on Etsy (NASDAQ:ETSY).

And retail traders should know.

We noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this big happens with ETSY, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.

So how do we know what these investors just did?

Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 14 uncommon options trades for Etsy.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 42% bullish and 57%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 6 are puts, for a total amount of $315,760, and 8 are calls, for a total amount of $711,805.

Predicted Price Range

Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $55.0 to $75.0 for Etsy over the last 3 months.

Insights into Volume & Open Interest

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Etsy options trades today is 1324.38 with a total volume of 973.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Etsy's big money trades within a strike price range of $55.0 to $75.0 over the last 30 days.

Etsy Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

About Etsy

Having examined the options trading patterns of Etsy, our attention now turns directly to the company. This shift allows us to delve into its present market position and performance

Current Position of Etsy

• Trading volume stands at 2,701,025, with ETSY's price down by -1.75%, positioned at $57.67.
• RSI indicators show the stock to be may be approaching oversold.
• Earnings announcement expected in 43 days.

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