A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Shopify.
Looking at options history for Shopify SHOP we detected 16 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 31% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 68% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 7 are puts, for a total amount of $397,454 and 9, calls, for a total amount of $872,688.
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 $36.0 to $75.0 for Shopify over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Shopify options trades today is 3893.55 with a total volume of 5,319.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Shopify's big money trades within a strike price range of $36.0 to $75.0 over the last 30 days.
Shopify Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Biggest Options Spotted:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHOP | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 07/28/23 | $67.00 | $594.0K | 877 | 2.0K |
| SHOP | PUT | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 10/20/23 | $60.00 | $147.5K | 15.5K | 48 |
| SHOP | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/17/25 | $65.00 | $79.6K | 1.6K | 91 |
| SHOP | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 07/28/23 | $68.00 | $57.8K | 3.1K | 1.2K |
| SHOP | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/17/25 | $65.00 | $51.7K | 1.6K | 153 |
Where Is Shopify Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 5,699,237, the price of SHOP is up 1.01% at $67.94.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 14 days.
What The Experts Say On Shopify:
- JMP Securities downgraded its action to Market Outperform with a price target of $70
- Morgan Stanley downgraded its action to Equal-Weight with a price target of $54
- Credit Suisse has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Shopify, which currently sits at a price target of $55.
- Roth MKM has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Shopify, which currently sits at a price target of $73.
- Evercore ISI Group downgraded its action to In-Line with a price target of $69
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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