Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bearish stance on Amazon.com AMZN.
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 AMZN, 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 19 uncommon options trades for Amazon.com.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 31% bullish and 52%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $255,429, and 15 are calls, for a total amount of $675,175.
Expected Price Movements
Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $160.0 to $320.0 for Amazon.com over the recent three months.
Insights into Volume & Open Interest
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Amazon.com options trades today is 8669.88 with a total volume of 30,024.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Amazon.com's big money trades within a strike price range of $160.0 to $320.0 over the last 30 days.
Amazon.com Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Largest Options Trades Observed:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMZN | PUT | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/16/26 | $86.5 | $85.45 | $85.94 | $320.00 | $128.9K | 0 | 15 |
| AMZN | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/24/25 | $1.47 | $1.46 | $1.47 | $235.00 | $88.2K | 23.7K | 7.7K |
| AMZN | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 05/16/25 | $15.3 | $15.2 | $15.25 | $240.00 | $76.2K | 1.6K | 118 |
| AMZN | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/18/26 | $28.3 | $28.1 | $28.1 | $235.00 | $67.4K | 86 | 35 |
| AMZN | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 02/21/25 | $9.35 | $9.25 | $9.35 | $235.00 | $56.1K | 28.7K | 774 |
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.
After a thorough review of the options trading surrounding Amazon.com, we move to examine the company in more detail. This includes an assessment of its current market status and performance.
Where Is Amazon.com Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 6,086,756, the price of AMZN is down -0.38% at $234.53.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 13 days.
Expert Opinions on Amazon.com
In the last month, 5 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $268.0.
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