Unpacking the Latest Options Trading Trends in Shopify

Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on Shopify SHOP.

And retail traders should know.

We noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this big happens with SHOP, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.

So how do we know what these investors just did?

Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 12 uncommon options trades for Shopify.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 41% bullish and 33%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $308,925, and 7 are calls, for a total amount of $379,852.

Predicted Price Range

After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it's evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band between $60.0 and $85.0 for Shopify, spanning the last three months.

Volume & Open Interest Trends

Assessing the volume and open interest is a strategic step in options trading. These metrics shed light on the liquidity and investor interest in Shopify's options at specified strike prices. The forthcoming data visualizes the fluctuation in volume and open interest for both calls and puts, linked to Shopify's substantial trades, within a strike price spectrum from $60.0 to $85.0 over the preceding 30 days.

Shopify 30-Day Option Volume & Interest Snapshot

Largest Options Trades Observed:

About Shopify

Shopify offers an e-commerce platform primarily to small and medium-size businesses. The firm has two segments. The subscription solutions segment allows Shopify merchants to conduct e-commerce on a variety of platforms, including the company's website, physical stores, pop-up stores, kiosks, social networks (Facebook), and Amazon. The merchant solutions segment offers add-on products for the platform that facilitate e-commerce and include Shopify Payments, Shopify Shipping, and Shopify Capital.

Where Is Shopify Standing Right Now?

• Currently trading with a volume of 1,358,881, the SHOP's price is down by -0.35%, now at $79.83.
• RSI readings suggest the stock is currently may be approaching overbought.
• Anticipated earnings release is in 37 days.

Professional Analyst Ratings for Shopify

In the last month, 5 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $81.2.

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20-year pro options trader reveals his one-line chart technique that shows when to buy and sell. Copy his trades, which have had averaged a 27% profit every 20 days. Click here for access. * Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Wells Fargo continues to hold a Overweight rating for Shopify, targeting a price of $90. * Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Piper Sandler continues to hold a Neutral rating for Shopify, targeting a price of $67. * An analyst from Cantor Fitzgerald downgraded its action to Neutral with a price target of $70. * Showing optimism, an analyst from Redburn Atlantic upgrades its rating to Buy with a revised price target of $99. * An analyst from JMP Securities has revised its rating downward to Market Outperform, adjusting the price target to $80.

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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