Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bearish stance on Wix.com WIX.
And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when the positions 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 WIX, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 22 options trades for Wix.com.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 27% bullish and 40%, bearish.
Out of all of the options we uncovered, there was 1 put, for a total amount of $30,000, and 21, calls, for a total amount of $1,955,876.
Expected Price Movements
Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $100.0 to $200.0 for Wix.com during the past quarter.
Volume & Open Interest Trends
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Wix.com options trades today is 740.57 with a total volume of 10,648.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Wix.com's big money trades within a strike price range of $100.0 to $200.0 over the last 30 days.
Wix.com 30-Day Option Volume & Interest Snapshot
Significant Options Trades Detected:
Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WIX | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 10/18/24 | $20.3 | $19.7 | $20.07 | $140.00 | $250.8K | 1.6K | 75 |
WIX | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 03/21/25 | $19.6 | $17.7 | $19.02 | $160.00 | $226.7K | 2.8K | 1.6K |
WIX | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 03/21/25 | $20.8 | $19.1 | $20.42 | $160.00 | $179.6K | 2.8K | 577 |
WIX | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 10/18/24 | $11.5 | $10.4 | $10.7 | $150.00 | $156.2K | 204 | 54 |
WIX | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 10/18/24 | $20.4 | $19.7 | $20.1 | $140.00 | $132.6K | 1.6K | 334 |
About Wix.com
Wix.com is a software-as-a-service content management system platform that allows users to create, customize, and manage websites for themselves, or for clients. Wix is best known for its Wix Editor service for self-creators, but in recent years has invested heavily and introduced its Wix Studio offering for partners, who are agencies and developers. Wix also offers a range of business solutions such as payment services and marketing products.
Having examined the options trading patterns of Wix.com, our attention now turns directly to the company. This shift allows us to delve into its present market position and performance
Where Is Wix.com Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 221,146, the price of WIX is up 0.3% at $158.55.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 30 days.
What The Experts Say On Wix.com
Over the past month, 5 industry analysts have shared their insights on this stock, proposing an average target price of $196.8.
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