Looking At Shopify's Recent Unusual Options Activity

Benzinga's options scanner just detected over 11 options trades for Shopify SHOP summing a total amount of $499,813.

At the same time, our algo caught 2 for a total amount of 167,040.

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 $28.0 to $70.0 for Shopify over the last 3 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 Shopify'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 Shopify's whale activity within a strike price range from $28.0 to $70.0 in the last 30 days.

Shopify Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

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Biggest Options Spotted:

 

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
SHOP CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/19/24 $70.00 $114.0K 4.1K 236
SHOP PUT TRADE BULLISH 07/21/23 $40.00 $94.5K 136 139
SHOP PUT TRADE BULLISH 04/21/23 $55.00 $72.5K 1.0K 4
SHOP CALL TRADE BULLISH 03/17/23 $44.00 $65.5K 788 12
SHOP CALL TRADE BULLISH 03/17/23 $28.00 $33.4K 1.1K 0

Where Is Shopify Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 9,193,204, the price of SHOP is up 3.04% at $44.72.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 75 days.

What The Experts Say On Shopify:

  • MoffettNathanson downgraded its action to Market Perform with a price target of $30

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 Shopify, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.

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