Check Out What Whales Are Doing With SMCI

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bullish stance on Super Micro Computer SMCI.

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 SMCI, 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 16 uncommon options trades for Super Micro Computer.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 50% bullish and 50%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 3 are puts, for a total amount of $100,650, and 13 are calls, for a total amount of $800,866.

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 $97.0 to $130.0 for Super Micro Computer 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 Super Micro Computer'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 Super Micro Computer's whale activity within a strike price range from $97.0 to $130.0 in the last 30 days.

Super Micro Computer 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
SMCI CALL SWEEP BULLISH 08/18/23 $130.00 $181.2K 1.2K 365
SMCI CALL SWEEP BULLISH 08/18/23 $130.00 $173.1K 1.2K 1.0K
SMCI CALL SWEEP BULLISH 08/18/23 $130.00 $73.9K 1.2K 2.7K
SMCI CALL SWEEP BULLISH 08/18/23 $130.00 $56.6K 1.2K 4.0K
SMCI CALL SWEEP BEARISH 05/19/23 $120.00 $44.1K 6.9K 374

Where Is Super Micro Computer Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 706,588, the price of SMCI is up 3.57% at $98.28.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 5 days.

What The Experts Say On Super Micro Computer:

  • Wedbush downgraded its action to Underperform with a price target of $65

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 Super Micro Computer, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.

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