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Spotify Technology Unusual Options Activity
Mar 26, 2024 11:23 AM

Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on Spotify Technology ( SPOT ) .

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 SPOT, 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 10 uncommon options trades for Spotify Technology ( SPOT ).

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 60% bullish and 40%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $73,384, and 8 are calls, for a total amount of $521,182.

Expected Price Movements

Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $257.5 to $300.0 for Spotify Technology ( SPOT ) over the last 3 months.

Insights into Volume & Open Interest

Examining the volume and open interest provides crucial insights into stock research. This information is key in gauging liquidity and interest levels for Spotify Technology's ( SPOT ) options at certain strike prices. Below, we present a snapshot of the trends in volume and open interest for calls and puts across Spotify Technology's ( SPOT ) significant trades, within a strike price range of $257.5 to $300.0, over the past month.

Spotify Technology Call and Put Volume: 30-Day Overview

Biggest Options Spotted:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
SPOT CALL TRADE BULLISH 05/17/24 $300.00 $152.8K 261 637
SPOT CALL SWEEP BEARISH 05/17/24 $300.00 $131.9K 261 838
SPOT CALL SWEEP BEARISH 09/20/24 $290.00 $51.3K 95 43
SPOT CALL SWEEP BEARISH 03/28/24 $262.50 $46.0K 430 225
SPOT PUT SWEEP BULLISH 04/19/24 $257.50 $44.1K 48 95

About Spotify Technology

Spotify ( SPOT ), headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, is one of the world's largest music streaming service providers, with 602 million monthly active users at the end of 2023. The firm monetizes its users through a paid subscription model, referred to as its premium service, and an ad-based model, referred to as its ad-supported service. Revenue from premium and ad-supported services represented 86% and 14% of Spotify's ( SPOT ) 2023 total revenue, respectively.

Present Market Standing of Spotify Technology

Trading volume stands at 1,189,929, with SPOT's price up by 4.36%, positioned at $273.35.

RSI indicators show the stock to be may be approaching overbought.

Earnings announcement expected in 28 days.

What The Experts Say On Spotify Technology

1 market experts have recently issued ratings for this stock, with a consensus target price of $315.0.

An analyst from B of A Securities persists with their Buy rating on Spotify Technology ( SPOT ), maintaining a target price of $315.

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 Spotify Technology ( SPOT ), Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.

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