A Closer Look at ServiceNow's Options Market Dynamics

Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bearish stance on ServiceNow NOW.

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 NOW, 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 31 uncommon options trades for ServiceNow.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 9% bullish and 45%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 3 are puts, for a total amount of $147,805, and 28 are calls, for a total amount of $1,562,240.

What's The Price Target?

Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $600.0 to $1200.0 for ServiceNow over the recent three months.

Insights into Volume & Open Interest

Examining the volume and open interest provides crucial insights into stock research. This information is key in gauging liquidity and interest levels for ServiceNow's options at certain strike prices. Below, we present a snapshot of the trends in volume and open interest for calls and puts across ServiceNow's significant trades, within a strike price range of $600.0 to $1200.0, over the past month.

ServiceNow 30-Day Option Volume & Interest Snapshot

Significant Options Trades Detected:

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.

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

ServiceNow's Current Market Status

• Trading volume stands at 387,072, with NOW's price up by 1.93%, positioned at $1077.52.
• RSI indicators show the stock to be is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
• Earnings announcement expected in 12 days.

What The Experts Say On ServiceNow

A total of 5 professional analysts have given their take on this stock in the last 30 days, setting an average price target of $1202.0.

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