Behind the Scenes of Amazon.com's Latest Options Trends

Deep-pocketed investors have adopted a bullish approach towards Amazon.com AMZN, and it's something market players shouldn't ignore. Our tracking of public options records at Benzinga unveiled this significant move today. The identity of these investors remains unknown, but such a substantial move in AMZN usually suggests something big is about to happen.

We gleaned this information from our observations today when Benzinga's options scanner highlighted 15 extraordinary options activities for Amazon.com. This level of activity is out of the ordinary.

The general mood among these heavyweight investors is divided, with 53% leaning bullish and 40% bearish. Among these notable options, 6 are puts, totaling $258,793, and 9 are calls, amounting to $359,273.

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What's The Price Target?

After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it's evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band between $110.0 and $320.0 for Amazon.com, spanning the last three 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 $110.0 to $320.0 in the last 30 days.

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

Noteworthy Options Activity:

About Amazon.com

Amazon is the leading online retailer and marketplace for third party sellers. Retail related revenue represents approximately 75% of total, followed by Amazon Web Services' cloud computing, storage, database, and other offerings (15%), advertising services (5% to 10%), and other the remainder. International segments constitute 25% to 30% of Amazon's non-AWS sales, led by Germany, the United Kingdom, and Japan.

In light of the recent options history for Amazon.com, it's now appropriate to focus on the company itself. We aim to explore its current performance.

Present Market Standing of Amazon.com

• Currently trading with a volume of 3,350,474, the AMZN's price is down by -2.42%, now at $188.05.
• RSI readings suggest the stock is currently may be approaching oversold.
• Anticipated earnings release is in 29 days.

Professional Analyst Ratings for Amazon.com

A total of 2 professional analysts have given their take on this stock in the last 30 days, setting an average price target of $267.5.

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