Futu Hldgs's Options: A Look at What the Big Money is Thinking

Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on Futu Hldgs FUTU.

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 FUTU, 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 20 uncommon options trades for Futu Hldgs.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 60% bullish and 25%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $115,492, and 18 are calls, for a total amount of $846,290.

Projected Price Targets

Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $90.05 to $173.05 for Futu Hldgs over the recent three months.

Volume & Open Interest Trends

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 Futu Hldgs'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 Futu Hldgs's whale activity within a strike price range from $90.05 to $173.05 in the last 30 days.

Futu Hldgs Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Options Call Chart

Largest Options Trades Observed:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Ask Bid Price Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
FUTU CALL SWEEP BULLISH 02/21/25 $2.5 $2.41 $2.5 $110.00 $225.2K 509 2.1K
FUTU PUT SWEEP BEARISH 02/21/25 $8.7 $8.65 $8.65 $100.00 $83.6K 15 95
FUTU CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 01/24/25 $7.25 $4.95 $5.95 $90.05 $55.3K 868 112
FUTU CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/24/25 $6.4 $5.4 $6.4 $90.05 $49.9K 868 1
FUTU CALL TRADE BULLISH 06/20/25 $4.8 $4.5 $4.7 $145.00 $47.0K 1 100

About Futu Hldgs

Futu Holdings Ltd is an online broker providing one-stop online investing services. The company provides its services through its digital platform Futu NiuNiu, which includes market data, trading service, and news feed of Hong Kong, Mainland China, Singapore, and United States equity markets. It generates its revenue in the form of brokerage commission and handling charge services.

After a thorough review of the options trading surrounding Futu Hldgs, we move to examine the company in more detail. This includes an assessment of its current market status and performance.

Futu Hldgs's Current Market Status

  • With a trading volume of 2,292,574, the price of FUTU is up by 0.96%, reaching $93.33.
  • Current RSI values indicate that the stock is may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings report is scheduled for 48 days from now.

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