Spotify Technology Unusual Options Activity For May 19

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Spotify Technology SPOT.

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 SPOT, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.

So how do we know what this whale just did?

Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 17 uncommon options trades for Spotify Technology.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 35% bullish and 64%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 3 are puts, for a total amount of $130,664, and 14 are calls, for a total amount of $1,260,759.

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 $85.0 to $200.0 for Spotify Technology over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Spotify Technology options trades today is 264.92 with a total volume of 2,286.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Spotify Technology's big money trades within a strike price range of $85.0 to $200.0 over the last 30 days.

Spotify Technology Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Where Is Spotify Technology Standing Right Now?

• With a volume of 781,497, the price of SPOT is down -1.72% at $148.87.
• RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
• Next earnings are expected to be released in 68 days.

What The Experts Say On Spotify Technology:

• Deutsche Bank has decided to maintain their Hold rating on Spotify Technology, which currently sits at a price target of $130.
• Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Spotify Technology, which currently sits at a price target of $160.
• Loop Capital has decided to maintain their Hold rating on Spotify Technology, which currently sits at a price target of $130.
• Raymond James has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Spotify Technology, which currently sits at a price target of $155.
• Benchmark has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Spotify Technology, which currently sits at a price target of $150.

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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