Amazon.com Whale Trades For November 15

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Amazon.com.

Looking at options history for Amazon.com AMZN we detected 288 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 37.15% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 62.85% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 49 are puts, for a total amount of $4,642,014 and 239, calls, for a total amount of $22,523,384.

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 $2400.0 to $5050.0 for Amazon.com 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 Amazon.com'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 Amazon.com's whale activity within a strike price range from $2400.0 to $5050.0 in the last 30 days.

Amazon.com Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Where Is Amazon.com Standing Right Now?

• With a volume of 1,480,458, the price of AMZN is up 0.44% at $3540.8.
• RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
• Next earnings are expected to be released in 78 days.

What The Experts Say On Amazon.com:

• Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Amazon.com, which currently sits at a price target of $4000.0.
• Mizuho has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Amazon.com, which currently sits at a price target of $3950.0.
• Telsey Advisory Group has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Amazon.com, which currently sits at a price target of $3850.0.
• Credit Suisse has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Amazon.com, which currently sits at a price target of $4200.0.
• Barclays has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Amazon.com, which currently sits at a price target of $3800.0.

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