This Is What Whales Are Betting On Netflix


27% profits every 20 days?

This is what Nic Chahine averages with his options buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads... BUYING options. Most traders don't even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here's how he does it.


A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Netflix.

Looking at options history for Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) we detected 21 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 33% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 66% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 6 are puts, for a total amount of $256,585 and 15, calls, for a total amount of $635,562.

What's The Price Target?

Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $5.0 to $1275.0 for Netflix over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Netflix options trades today is 1495.15 with a total volume of 9,446.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Netflix's big money trades within a strike price range of $5.0 to $1275.0 over the last 30 days.

Netflix Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

SymbolPUT/CALLTrade TypeSentimentExp. DateStrike PriceTotal Trade PriceOpen InterestVolume
NFLXCALLSWEEPBEARISH09/08/23$450.00$106.0K4.1K1.0K
NFLXPUTTRADEBULLISH01/19/24$1275.00$82.6K01
NFLXCALLTRADEBEARISH10/20/23$450.00$77.8K1.5K114
NFLXPUTTRADENEUTRAL01/17/25$380.00$53.8K55713
NFLXCALLTRADENEUTRAL09/15/23$5.00$44.4K23

Where Is Netflix Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 895,496, the price of NFLX is down -0.28% at $447.44.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 41 days.

What The Experts Say On Netflix:

  • Loop Capital upgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $500
  • Oppenheimer downgraded its action to Outperform with a price target of $515
  • Truist Securities has decided to maintain their Hold rating on Netflix, which currently sits at a price target of $485.

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.

If you want to stay updated on the latest options trades for Netflix, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.


27% profits every 20 days?

This is what Nic Chahine averages with his options buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads... BUYING options. Most traders don't even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here's how he does it.


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