Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bearish stance on GameStop (NYSE:GME).
And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this big happens with GME, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
So how do we know what these investors just did?
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 9 uncommon options trades for GameStop.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 44% bullish and 55%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $590,190, and 4 are calls, for a total amount of $410,000.
What's The Price Target?
Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $12.0 to $15.0 for GameStop during the past quarter.
Insights into Volume & Open Interest
Looking at the volume and open interest is a powerful move while trading options. This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for GameStop'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 GameStop's whale trades within a strike price range from $12.0 to $15.0 in the last 30 days.
GameStop Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days
Biggest Options Spotted:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|
| GME | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 04/19/24 | $4.15 | $4.0 | $4.0 | $15.00 | $222.8K | 11.6K | 1.2K |
| GME | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 04/19/24 | $4.05 | $4.0 | $4.0 | $15.00 | $200.0K | 11.6K | 111 |
| GME | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/16/26 | $4.1 | $3.75 | $4.1 | $13.00 | $127.9K | 349 | 600 |
| GME | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/16/26 | $5.1 | $3.55 | $4.1 | $13.00 | $117.6K | 349 | 288 |
| GME | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/17/25 | $5.8 | $5.2 | $5.8 | $15.00 | $104.4K | 798 | 180 |
About GameStop
GameStop Corp is a U.S. multichannel video game, consumer electronics, and services retailer. The company operates across Europe, Canada, Australia, and the United States. GameStop sells new and second-hand video game hardware, physical and digital video game software, and video game accessories, mainly through GameStop, EB Games, and Micromania stores and international e-commerce sites. The majority of sales are from the United States.
Current Position of GameStop
- With a trading volume of 1,536,389, the price of GME is down by -1.99%, reaching $11.3.
- Current RSI values indicate that the stock is may be approaching oversold.
- Next earnings report is scheduled for 61 days from now.
Expert Opinions on GameStop
In the last month, 1 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $5.6.
- Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from Wedbush keeps a Underperform rating on GameStop with a target price of $5.
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.
有大量資金可以花的投資者對GameStop (NYSE:GME)採取了看跌立場。
零售交易者應該知道。
今天，當交易出現在我們在本辛加追蹤的公開期權歷史記錄上時，我們注意到了這一點。
無論這些是機構還是僅僅是富人，我們都不知道。但是，當 GME 發生這麼大的事情時，通常意味着有人知道某件事即將發生。
那麼我們怎麼知道這些投資者剛才做了什麼？
今天，Benzinga的期權掃描儀發現了GameStop的9種不常見的期權交易。
這不正常。
這些大手交易者的整體情緒分爲44％看漲和55％（看跌）。
在我們發現的所有特殊期權中，有5個是看跌期權，總額爲590,190美元，4個是看漲期權，總額爲41萬美元。
目標價格是多少？
分析這些合約的交易量和未平倉合約，看來大型企業一直在關注GameStop在過去一個季度的價格範圍從12.0美元到15.0美元不等。
對交易量和未平倉合約的見解
交易期權時，查看交易量和未平倉合約是一個強有力的舉動。這些數據可以幫助您跟蹤給定行使價下GameStop期權的流動性和利息。下面，我們可以觀察過去30天內GameStop所有鯨魚交易的看漲期權和看跌期權交易量和未平倉合約的變化，其行使價在12.0美元至15.0美元之間。
GameStop 期權活動分析：過去 30 天
發現的最大選擇：
Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|
GME | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 04/19/24 | $4.15 | $4.0 | $4.0 | $15.00 | $222.8K | 11.6K | 1.2K |
GME | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 04/19/24 | $4.05 | $4.0 | $4.0 | $15.00 | $200.0K | 11.6K | 111 |
GME | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/16/26 | $4.1 | $3.75 | $4.1 | $13.00 | $127.9K | 349 | 600 |
GME | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/16/26 | $5.1 | $3.55 | $4.1 | $13.00 | $117.6K | 349 | 288 |
GME | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/17/25 | $5.8 | $5.2 | $5.8 | $15.00 | $104.4K | 798 | 180 |
關於 GameStop
GameStop Corp 是一家美國多渠道視頻遊戲、消費電子產品和服務零售商。該公司在歐洲、加拿大、澳大利亞和美國開展業務。GameStop主要通過GameStop、EB Games和Micromania商店以及國際電子商務網站銷售新的和二手的視頻遊戲硬件、實體和數字視頻遊戲軟件以及視頻遊戲配件。大部分銷售來自美國。
GameStop 的當前位置
關於 GameStop 的專家意見
上個月，1位專家發佈了該股的評級，平均目標價爲5.6美元。
與僅交易股票相比，期權是一種風險更高的資產，但它們具有更高的獲利潛力。嚴肅的期權交易者通過每天自我教育、擴大交易規模、關注多個指標以及密切關注市場來管理這種風險。
