Deep-pocketed investors have adopted a bullish approach towards Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), 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 GOOGL usually suggests something big is about to happen.
We gleaned this information from our observations today when Benzinga's options scanner highlighted 127 extraordinary options activities for Alphabet. This level of activity is out of the ordinary.
The general mood among these heavyweight investors is divided, with 49% leaning bullish and 37% bearish. Among these notable options, 23 are puts, totaling $3,029,601, and 104 are calls, amounting to $9,289,866.
Expected Price Movements
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $45.0 to $360.0 for Alphabet over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Trends
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Alphabet options trades today is 7341.97 with a total volume of 198,170.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Alphabet's big money trades within a strike price range of $45.0 to $360.0 over the last 30 days.
Alphabet Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days
Significant Options Trades Detected:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOOGL | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 01/16/26 | $208.3 | $207.3 | $207.82 | $45.00 | $1.0M | 2.1K | 182 |
| GOOGL | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/16/26 | $14.2 | $14.05 | $14.05 | $245.00 | $351.2K | 184 | 336 |
| GOOGL | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/16/26 | $30.6 | $30.5 | $30.5 | $235.00 | $305.0K | 5.2K | 295 |
| GOOGL | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/16/26 | $21.8 | $21.75 | $21.75 | $250.00 | $263.1K | 24.0K | 5.1K |
| GOOGL | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 12/18/26 | $23.65 | $23.6 | $23.6 | $235.00 | $117.8K | 37 | 50 |
About Alphabet
Alphabet is a holding company that wholly owns internet giant Google. The California-based company derives slightly less than 90% of its revenue from Google services, the vast majority of which is advertising sales. Alongside online ads, Google services houses sales stemming from Google's subscription services (YouTube TV, YouTube Music among others), platforms (sales and in-app purchases on Play Store), and devices (Chromebooks, Pixel smartphones, and smart home products such as Chromecast). Google's cloud computing platform, or GCP, accounts for roughly 10% of Alphabet's revenue with the firm's investments in up-and-coming technologies such as self-driving cars (Waymo), health (Verily), and internet access (Google Fiber) making up the rest.
Current Position of Alphabet
- Currently trading with a volume of 21,107,382, the GOOGL's price is up by 0.08%, now at $251.8.
- RSI readings suggest the stock is currently may be overbought.
- Anticipated earnings release is in 42 days.
What Analysts Are Saying About Alphabet
In the last month, 5 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $261.0.
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