Activision Blizzard Unusual Options Activity

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Activision Blizzard.

Looking at options history for Activision Blizzard ATVI we detected 12 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 58% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 41% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $170,011 and 7, calls, for a total amount of $383,142.

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 $70.0 to $95.0 for Activision Blizzard over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

Looking at the volume and open interest is a powerful move while trading options. This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Activision Blizzard'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 Activision Blizzard's whale trades within a strike price range from $70.0 to $95.0 in the last 30 days.

Activision Blizzard Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Options Call Chart

Biggest Options Spotted:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
ATVI CALL TRADE BULLISH 04/28/23 $89.00 $146.0K 361 4.0K
ATVI CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/19/24 $80.00 $67.7K 9.5K 60
ATVI CALL TRADE BULLISH 04/28/23 $87.00 $47.0K 1.9K 315
ATVI PUT SWEEP NEUTRAL 04/28/23 $85.00 $42.7K 4.2K 590
ATVI PUT TRADE BEARISH 05/19/23 $80.00 $42.1K 60.4K 246

Where Is Activision Blizzard Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 1,717,963, the price of ATVI is down -0.27% at $85.3.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 3 days.

What The Experts Say On Activision Blizzard:

  • Citigroup has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Activision Blizzard, which currently sits at a price target of $91.

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.

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