Netflix Unusual Options Activity For December 27

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

Looking at options history for Netflix NFLX we detected 15 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 53% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 46% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 12 are puts, for a total amount of $737,486 and 3, calls, for a total amount of $132,050.

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 $220.0 to $380.0 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 3936.56 with a total volume of 9,326.00.

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 $220.0 to $380.0 over the last 30 days.

Netflix Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

 

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
NFLX PUT SWEEP BULLISH 01/20/23 $310.00 $233.6K 12.7K 307
NFLX PUT SWEEP BULLISH 02/17/23 $220.00 $78.7K 376 409
NFLX PUT TRADE BULLISH 12/30/22 $285.00 $70.2K 1.4K 1.3K
NFLX PUT SWEEP BEARISH 01/20/23 $310.00 $67.3K 12.7K 211
NFLX PUT SWEEP BEARISH 02/17/23 $295.00 $49.7K 512 30

Where Is Netflix Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 644,761, the price of NFLX is down -3.53% at $284.56.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 23 days.

What The Experts Say On Netflix:

  • Societe Generale has decided to maintain their Sell rating on Netflix, which currently sits at a price target of $215.
  • Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on Netflix, which currently sits at a price target of $275.
  • Wells Fargo upgraded its action to Overweight with a price target of $400

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.

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