High-rolling investors have positioned themselves bearish on Affirm Holdings AFRM, and it's important for retail traders to take note. \This activity came to our attention today through Benzinga's tracking of publicly available options data. The identities of these investors are uncertain, but such a significant move in AFRM often signals that someone has privileged information.
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 12 options trades for Affirm Holdings. This is not a typical pattern.
The sentiment among these major traders is split, with 25% bullish and 66% bearish. Among all the options we identified, there was one put, amounting to $31,680, and 11 calls, totaling $540,849.
Projected Price Targets
Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $45.0 to $80.0 for Affirm Holdings during the past quarter.
Analyzing Volume & Open Interest
Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.
This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Affirm Holdings'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 Affirm Holdings's whale activity within a strike price range from $45.0 to $80.0 in the last 30 days.
Affirm Holdings Call and Put Volume: 30-Day Overview
Largest Options Trades Observed:
Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
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AFRM | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/16/26 | $24.95 | $24.55 | $24.9 | $60.00 | $74.7K | 969 | 30 |
AFRM | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 11/29/24 | $22.05 | $22.0 | $22.0 | $45.00 | $63.8K | 557 | 33 |
AFRM | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 12/20/24 | $4.25 | $4.15 | $4.24 | $70.00 | $63.6K | 9.9K | 219 |
AFRM | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 03/21/25 | $18.7 | $18.25 | $18.7 | $55.00 | $56.1K | 2.7K | 44 |
AFRM | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/17/25 | $21.4 | $21.2 | $21.32 | $47.50 | $53.1K | 2.7K | 26 |
About Affirm Holdings
Affirm Holdings Inc offers a platform for digital and mobile-first commerce. It comprises a point-of-sale payment solution for consumers, merchant commerce solutions, and a consumer-focused app. The firm generates its revenue from merchant networks, and through virtual card networks among others. Geographically, it generates a majority share of its revenue from the United States.
Following our analysis of the options activities associated with Affirm Holdings, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.
Present Market Standing of Affirm Holdings
- With a trading volume of 3,085,236, the price of AFRM is up by 1.14%, reaching $67.03.
- Current RSI values indicate that the stock is may be overbought.
- Next earnings report is scheduled for 71 days from now.
What The Experts Say On Affirm Holdings
A total of 5 professional analysts have given their take on this stock in the last 30 days, setting an average price target of $67.6.
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