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What Are Whales Doing With ServiceNow

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on ServiceNow.

Looking at options history for ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW) we detected 10 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 20% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 80% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 6 are puts, for a total amount of $241,750 and 4, calls, for a total amount of $258,050.

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 $460.0 to $500.0 for ServiceNow 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 ServiceNow'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 ServiceNow's whale activity within a strike price range from $460.0 to $500.0 in the last 30 days.

ServiceNow 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
NOW CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/20/23 $460.00 $125.3K 86 37
NOW CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/20/23 $460.00 $61.5K 86 0
NOW PUT TRADE BEARISH 01/20/23 $500.00 $60.3K 821 175
NOW PUT SWEEP BEARISH 01/20/23 $500.00 $48.3K 821 114
NOW CALL SWEEP BULLISH 09/16/22 $500.00 $44.8K 512 1.6K

Where Is ServiceNow Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 371,912, the price of NOW is up 0.11% at $470.54.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 44 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.

If you want to stay updated on the latest options trades for ServiceNow, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.

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