Deep-pocketed investors have adopted a bearish approach towards Meta Platforms META, 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 META usually suggests something big is about to happen.
We gleaned this information from our observations today when Benzinga's options scanner highlighted 11 extraordinary options activities for Meta Platforms. This level of activity is out of the ordinary.
The general mood among these heavyweight investors is divided, with 36% leaning bullish and 54% bearish. Among these notable options, 6 are puts, totaling $605,443, and 5 are calls, amounting to $981,482.
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 $600.0 to $730.0 for Meta Platforms during the past quarter.
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 Meta Platforms'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 Meta Platforms's whale activity within a strike price range from $600.0 to $730.0 in the last 30 days.
Meta Platforms Option Activity Analysis: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| META | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 02/21/25 | $78.9 | $77.05 | $78.2 | $637.50 | $781.4K | 222 | 100 |
| META | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 04/17/25 | $39.2 | $38.85 | $38.85 | $725.00 | $194.2K | 495 | 99 |
| META | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 02/14/25 | $7.4 | $7.2 | $7.4 | $710.00 | $162.7K | 3.4K | 1.7K |
| META | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 02/14/25 | $4.2 | $4.05 | $4.1 | $700.00 | $102.5K | 6.9K | 1.9K |
| META | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 05/16/25 | $45.25 | $44.9 | $45.0 | $730.00 | $90.0K | 524 | 28 |
About Meta Platforms
Meta is the largest social media company in the world, boasting close to 4 billion monthly active users worldwide. The firm's "Family of Apps," its core business, consists of Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp. End users can leverage these applications for a variety of different purposes, from keeping in touch with friends to following celebrities and running digital businesses for free. Meta packages customer data, gleaned from its application ecosystem and sells ads to digital advertisers. While the firm has been investing heavily in its Reality Labs business, it remains a very small part of Meta's overall sales.
Having examined the options trading patterns of Meta Platforms, our attention now turns directly to the company. This shift allows us to delve into its present market position and performance
Present Market Standing of Meta Platforms
- Currently trading with a volume of 269,975, the META's price is down by -0.73%, now at $712.19.
- RSI readings suggest the stock is currently may be overbought.
- Anticipated earnings release is in 71 days.
What Analysts Are Saying About Meta Platforms
In the last month, 5 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $752.4.
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