Deep-pocketed investors have adopted a bearish approach towards Alphabet GOOGL, and it's something market players shouldn't ignore. Our tracking of public options records at Benzinga unveiled this significant move today. The identity of these investors remains unknown, but such a substantial move in GOOGL usually suggests something big is about to happen.
We gleaned this information from our observations today when Benzinga's options scanner highlighted 46 extraordinary options activities for Alphabet. This level of activity is out of the ordinary.
The general mood among these heavyweight investors is divided, with 36% leaning bullish and 41% bearish. Among these notable options, 6 are puts, totaling $667,005, and 40 are calls, amounting to $1,936,205.
Expected Price Movements
Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $100.0 to $240.0 for Alphabet during the past quarter.
Insights into 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 Alphabet'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 Alphabet's whale activity within a strike price range from $100.0 to $240.0 in the last 30 days.
Alphabet Call and Put Volume: 30-Day Overview
Significant Options Trades Detected:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOOGL | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/31/25 | $3.5 | $3.45 | $3.5 | $207.50 | $324.1K | 101 | 956 |
| GOOGL | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/16/26 | $13.85 | $13.8 | $13.85 | $240.00 | $277.0K | 4.4K | 1.1K |
| GOOGL | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 12/19/25 | $27.9 | $26.85 | $27.9 | $200.00 | $139.5K | 2.5K | 53 |
| GOOGL | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 02/21/25 | $10.0 | $9.9 | $9.95 | $200.00 | $115.4K | 24.4K | 1.0K |
| GOOGL | PUT | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 02/21/25 | $5.45 | $5.35 | $5.4 | $200.00 | $108.0K | 6.7K | 380 |
About Alphabet
Alphabet is a holding company that wholly owns internet giant Google. The California-based company derives slightly less than 90% of its revenue from Google services, the vast majority of which is advertising sales. Alongside online ads, Google services houses sales stemming from Google's subscription services (YouTube TV, YouTube Music among others), platforms (sales and in-app purchases on Play Store), and devices (Chromebooks, Pixel smartphones, and smart home products such as Chromecast). Google's cloud computing platform, or GCP, accounts for roughly 10% of Alphabet's revenue with the firm's investments in up-and-coming technologies such as self-driving cars (Waymo), health (Verily), and internet access (Google Fiber) making up the rest.
In light of the recent options history for Alphabet, it's now appropriate to focus on the company itself. We aim to explore its current performance.
Alphabet's Current Market Status
- Trading volume stands at 7,355,809, with GOOGL's price up by 1.8%, positioned at $204.49.
- RSI indicators show the stock to be may be approaching overbought.
- Earnings announcement expected in 4 days.
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