A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Snap.
Looking at options history for Snap (NYSE:SNAP) we detected 20 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 55% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 45% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 13 are puts, for a total amount of $756,643 and 7, calls, for a total amount of $358,831.
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 $15.0 to $60.0 for Snap over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Snap options trades today is 6257.5 with a total volume of 18,469.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Snap's big money trades within a strike price range of $15.0 to $60.0 over the last 30 days.
Snap 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNAP | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 02/18/22 | $37.00 | $247.2K | 2.7K | 1.6K |
| SNAP | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 03/18/22 | $35.00 | $83.0K | 5.9K | 601 |
| SNAP | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 02/11/22 | $36.00 | $66.8K | 2.7K | 4.8K |
| SNAP | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 02/18/22 | $37.00 | $59.7K | 2.7K | 2.9K |
| SNAP | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/19/24 | $15.00 | $57.8K | 65 | 50 |
Where Is Snap Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 50,639,531, the price of SNAP is down -2.98% at $36.75.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 72 days.
What The Experts Say On Snap:
- Credit Suisse has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Snap, which currently sits at a price target of $81.
- Cowen & Co. downgraded its action to Market Perform with a price target of $45
- Credit Suisse has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Snap, which currently sits at a price target of $93.
- RBC Capital downgraded its action to Sector Perform with a price target of $40
- Jefferies has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Snap, which currently sits at a price target of $55.
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