This Is What Whales Are Betting On Microsoft

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

Looking at options history for Microsoft MSFT we detected 70 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 51% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 48% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 43 are puts, for a total amount of $2,824,014 and 27, calls, for a total amount of $2,434,663.

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 $200.0 to $345.0 for Microsoft 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 Microsoft'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 Microsoft's whale activity within a strike price range from $200.0 to $345.0 in the last 30 days.

Microsoft 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
MSFT PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 01/19/24 $215.00 $402.3K 4.0K 240
MSFT CALL SWEEP BULLISH 02/03/23 $260.00 $270.0K 205 1.9K
MSFT CALL TRADE BEARISH 03/17/23 $250.00 $216.8K 11.2K 3.2K
MSFT CALL TRADE BEARISH 03/17/23 $250.00 $215.8K 11.2K 3.0K
MSFT PUT SWEEP BEARISH 04/21/23 $250.00 $156.0K 4.3K 90

Where Is Microsoft Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 8,655,069, the price of MSFT is up 2.55% at $240.5.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 26 days.

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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