Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on Snap (NYSE:SNAP).
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 SNAP, 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 11 uncommon options trades for Snap.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 54% bullish and 36%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $301,781, and 6 are calls, for a total amount of $199,185.
What's The Price Target?
Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $6.5 to $19.0 for Snap over the recent three months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
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 Snap'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 Snap's whale trades within a strike price range from $6.5 to $19.0 in the last 30 days.
Snap Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Largest Options Trades Observed:
Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
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SNAP | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 10/18/24 | $4.05 | $4.0 | $4.0 | $19.00 | $99.6K | 455 | 548 |
SNAP | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 08/16/24 | $3.75 | $3.7 | $3.7 | $19.00 | $77.7K | 386 | 223 |
SNAP | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 08/16/24 | $2.36 | $2.35 | $2.36 | $17.00 | $52.6K | 6.8K | 2 |
SNAP | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 05/24/24 | $0.24 | $0.22 | $0.22 | $16.50 | $42.3K | 26.7K | 6.5K |
SNAP | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/20/24 | $3.95 | $3.85 | $3.85 | $19.00 | $38.8K | 310 | 102 |
About Snap
Snap owns one of the most popular social networking apps, Snapchat, claiming more than 400 million daily active users as of the end of 2023. Snap generates nearly all its revenue from advertising. While only about one quarter of users are in North America, the region accounts for about 65% of sales.
Following our analysis of the options activities associated with Snap, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.
Snap's Current Market Status
- With a volume of 7,964,490, the price of SNAP is down -1.7% at $16.15.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 63 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.
有大量资金可以花的投资者对Snap(纽约证券交易所代码:SNAP)采取了看涨立场。
零售交易者应该知道。
今天,当交易出现在我们在本辛加追踪的公开期权历史记录上时,我们注意到了这一点。
这些是机构还是仅仅是富人,我们都不知道。但是,当 SNAP 发生这么大的事情时,通常意味着有人知道某件事即将发生。
那么我们怎么知道这些投资者刚才做了什么?
今天,Benzinga的期权扫描仪发现了Snap的11笔不常见的期权交易。
这不正常。
这些大资金交易者的整体情绪介于54%的看涨和36%的看跌之间。
在我们发现的所有特殊期权中,有5个是看跌期权,总额为301,781美元,6个是看涨期权,总额为199,185美元。
目标价格是多少?
根据交易活动,看来重要投资者的目标是在最近三个月中将Snap的价格范围从6.5美元扩大到19.0美元。
交易量和未平仓合约的发展
交易期权时,查看交易量和未平仓合约是一个强有力的举动。这些数据可以帮助您跟踪给定行使价下Snap期权的流动性和利息。下面,我们可以观察到过去30天内Snap所有鲸鱼交易的看涨期权和看跌期权交易量和未平仓合约的变化,其行使价在6.5美元至19.0美元之间。
过去 30 天的 Snap Option 交易量和未平仓合约
观察到的最大期权交易:
Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
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SNAP | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 10/18/24 | $4.05 | $4.0 | $4.0 | $19.00 | $99.6K | 455 | 548 |
SNAP | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 08/16/24 | $3.75 | $3.7 | $3.7 | $19.00 | $77.7K | 386 | 223 |
SNAP | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 08/16/24 | $2.36 | $2.35 | $2.36 | $17.00 | $52.6K | 6.8K | 2 |
SNAP | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 05/24/24 | $0.24 | $0.22 | $0.22 | $16.50 | $42.3K | 26.7K | 6.5K |
SNAP | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/20/24 | $3.95 | $3.85 | $3.85 | $19.00 | $38.8K | 310 | 102 |
关于 Snap
Snap拥有最受欢迎的社交网络应用程序之一Snapchat,截至2023年底,其每日活跃用户超过4亿。Snap 几乎所有的收入都来自广告。虽然只有大约四分之一的用户在北美,但该地区约占销售额的65%。
在分析了与Snap相关的期权活动之后,我们开始仔细研究公司自身的业绩。
Snap 的当前市场状况
与仅交易股票相比,期权是一种风险更高的资产,但它们具有更高的获利潜力。严肃的期权交易者通过每天自我教育、扩大交易规模、关注多个指标以及密切关注市场来管理这种风险。