Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bullish stance on Lyft LYFT.
And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
Whether this is an institution or just a wealthy individual, we don't know. But when something this big happens with LYFT, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 15 options trades for Lyft.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 66% bullish and 33%, bearish.
Out of all of the options we uncovered, there was 1 put, for a total amount of $28,350, and 14, calls, for a total amount of $848,103..
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 $10.0 to $11.0 for Lyft over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Lyft options trades today is 7666.17 with a total volume of 32,216.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Lyft's big money trades within a strike price range of $10.0 to $11.0 over the last 30 days.
Lyft 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYFT | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/19/24 | $11.00 | $298.2K | 11.6K | 602 |
| LYFT | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $10.00 | $125.0K | 11.1K | 506 |
| LYFT | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $11.00 | $58.8K | 11.6K | 302 |
| LYFT | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 07/21/23 | $11.00 | $50.8K | 7.5K | 210 |
| LYFT | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 07/21/23 | $11.00 | $38.7K | 7.5K | 1.7K |
Where Is Lyft Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 2,512,100, the price of LYFT is up 1.98% at $10.54.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 57 days.
What The Experts Say On Lyft:
- Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on Lyft, which currently sits at a price target of $10.
- RBC Capital downgraded its action to Sector Perform with a price target of $9
- Wedbush downgraded its action to Neutral with a price target of $10
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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