Spotlight on Futu Hldgs: Analyzing the Surge in Options Activity

Financial giants have made a conspicuous bearish move on Futu Hldgs. Our analysis of options history for Futu Hldgs FUTU revealed 8 unusual trades.

Delving into the details, we found 37% of traders were bullish, while 62% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 6 were puts, with a value of $298,480, and 2 were calls, valued at $173,081.

Projected Price Targets

Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $75.0 to $85.0 for Futu Hldgs during the past quarter.

Volume & Open Interest Trends

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 Futu Hldgs'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 Futu Hldgs's whale activity within a strike price range from $75.0 to $85.0 in the last 30 days.

Futu Hldgs Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days

Options Call Chart

Biggest Options Spotted:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Ask Bid Price Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
FUTU PUT SWEEP BEARISH 11/15/24 $11.5 $11.1 $11.5 $80.00 $139.1K 20 211
FUTU CALL SWEEP BEARISH 07/19/24 $1.98 $1.97 $1.97 $85.00 $132.5K 189 677
FUTU PUT TRADE BULLISH 11/15/24 $11.65 $11.6 $11.6 $80.00 $44.0K 20 40
FUTU CALL SWEEP BEARISH 06/28/24 $4.2 $4.05 $4.05 $75.00 $40.5K 108 101
FUTU PUT TRADE BULLISH 11/15/24 $11.6 $11.5 $11.5 $80.00 $33.3K 20 90

About Futu Hldgs

Futu Holdings Ltd is an online broker providing one-stop online investing services. The company provides its services through its digital platform Futu NiuNiu, which includes market data, trading service, and news feed of Hong Kong, Mainland China, Singapore, and United States equity markets. It generates its revenue in the form of brokerage commission and handling charge services.

Following our analysis of the options activities associated with Futu Hldgs, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.

Futu Hldgs's Current Market Status

  • With a trading volume of 618,075, the price of FUTU is up by 2.06%, reaching $76.93.
  • Current RSI values indicate that the stock is may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings report is scheduled for 77 days from now.

Expert Opinions on Futu Hldgs

A total of 2 professional analysts have given their take on this stock in the last 30 days, setting an average price target of $88.9.

  • Showing optimism, an analyst from JP Morgan upgrades its rating to Overweight with a revised price target of $92.
  • An analyst from B of A Securities has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Futu Hldgs, which currently sits at a price target of $85.

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