Looking At eBay's Recent Whale Trades

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on eBay EBAY.

And retail traders should know.

We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

Whether this is an institution or just a wealthy individual, we don't know. But when something this big happens with EBAY, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.

Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 11 options trades for eBay.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 45% bullish and 54%, bearish.

Out of all of the options we uncovered, there was 1 put, for a total amount of $47,925, and 10, calls, for a total amount of $420,208..

What's The Price Target?

Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $42.0 to $52.5 for eBay over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

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 eBay'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 eBay's whale activity within a strike price range from $42.0 to $52.5 in the last 30 days.

eBay Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Where Is eBay Standing Right Now?

• With a volume of 3,568,522, the price of EBAY is down -0.15% at $46.58.
• RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
• Next earnings are expected to be released in 19 days.

What The Experts Say On eBay:

• Evercore ISI Group has decided to maintain their In-Line rating on eBay, which currently sits at a price target of $50.
• JP Morgan has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on eBay, which currently sits at a price target of $46.
• Morgan Stanley downgraded its action to Underweight with a price target of $36
• Baird has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on eBay, which currently sits at a price target of $54.
• Stifel has decided to maintain their Buy rating on eBay, which currently sits at a price target of $60.

Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.

If you want to stay updated on the latest options trades for eBay, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.