Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bearish stance on Amazon.com.
Looking at options history for Amazon.com AMZN we detected 114 trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 29% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 49% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 39 are puts, for a total amount of $2,463,739 and 75, calls, for a total amount of $5,679,600.
Expected Price Movements
Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $100.0 to $270.0 for Amazon.com over the recent three months.
Volume & Open Interest Trends
Assessing the volume and open interest is a strategic step in options trading. These metrics shed light on the liquidity and investor interest in Amazon.com's options at specified strike prices. The forthcoming data visualizes the fluctuation in volume and open interest for both calls and puts, linked to Amazon.com's substantial trades, within a strike price spectrum from $100.0 to $270.0 over the preceding 30 days.
Amazon.com Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days
Significant Options Trades Detected:
Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
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AMZN | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 12/19/25 | $124.8 | $123.55 | $124.23 | $100.00 | $310.5K | 5.0K | 250 |
AMZN | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 12/19/25 | $124.85 | $123.05 | $123.93 | $100.00 | $309.8K | 5.0K | 225 |
AMZN | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 12/19/25 | $123.55 | $122.3 | $122.82 | $100.00 | $307.0K | 5.0K | 125 |
AMZN | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 12/19/25 | $123.45 | $121.9 | $122.56 | $100.00 | $306.4K | 5.0K | 150 |
AMZN | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/17/25 | $87.4 | $87.05 | $87.17 | $130.00 | $244.0K | 13.7K | 49 |
About Amazon.com
Amazon is the leading online retailer and marketplace for third party sellers. Retail related revenue represents approximately 75% of total, followed by Amazon Web Services' cloud computing, storage, database, and other offerings (15%), advertising services (5% to 10%), and other the remainder. International segments constitute 25% to 30% of Amazon's non-AWS sales, led by Germany, the United Kingdom, and Japan.
Following our analysis of the options activities associated with Amazon.com, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.
Present Market Standing of Amazon.com
- Trading volume stands at 18,442,885, with AMZN's price down by -1.31%, positioned at $219.23.
- RSI indicators show the stock to be is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Earnings announcement expected in 20 days.
Professional Analyst Ratings for Amazon.com
In the last month, 5 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $273.0.
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