Financial giants have made a conspicuous bullish move on Carvana. Our analysis of options history for Carvana (NYSE:CVNA) revealed 24 unusual trades.
Delving into the details, we found 62% of traders were bullish, while 25% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 12 were puts, with a value of $609,015, and 12 were calls, valued at $2,048,631.
Expected Price Movements
Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $70.0 to $250.0 for Carvana over the recent three 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 Carvana'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 Carvana's whale activity within a strike price range from $70.0 to $250.0 in the last 30 days.
Carvana 30-Day Option Volume & Interest Snapshot
Largest Options Trades Observed:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVNA | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/27/24 | $26.9 | $24.35 | $26.67 | $146.00 | $1.3M | 3.8K | 3.0K |
| CVNA | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 12/20/24 | $69.4 | $68.05 | $69.4 | $105.00 | $138.8K | 20 | 0 |
| CVNA | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/27/24 | $2.24 | $2.03 | $2.04 | $180.00 | $102.5K | 619 | 1.6K |
| CVNA | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 11/15/24 | $72.5 | $71.4 | $72.5 | $100.00 | $94.2K | 222 | 0 |
| CVNA | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 10/04/24 | $20.2 | $18.35 | $19.14 | $155.00 | $78.4K | 2.2K | 1.0K |
About Carvana
Carvana Co is an e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars. The company derives revenue from used vehicle sales, wholesale vehicle sales and other sales and revenues. The other sales and revenues include sales of loans originated and sold in securitization transactions or to financing partners, commissions received on VSCs and sales of GAP waiver coverage. The foundation of the business is retail vehicle unit sales. This drives the majority of the revenue and allows the company to capture additional revenue streams associated with financing, VSCs, auto insurance and GAP waiver coverage, as well as trade-in vehicles.
Carvana's Current Market Status
- With a volume of 5,365,127, the price of CVNA is up 1.65% at $173.56.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 41 days.
What Analysts Are Saying About Carvana
Over the past month, 4 industry analysts have shared their insights on this stock, proposing an average target price of $183.0.
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