Benzinga | Jan 24, 2022 01:17PM EST

What Are Whales Doing With Spotify Technology

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bullish stance on Spotify Technology (NYSE:SPOT).

And retail traders should know.

We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

Whether this is an institution or just a wealthy individual, 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 this whale just did?

Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 17 uncommon options trades for Spotify Technology.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 64% bullish and 35%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 13 are puts, for a total amount of $1,049,729, and 4 are calls, for a total amount of $344,654.

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 $150.0 to $300.0 for Spotify Technology over the last 3 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 Spotify Technology'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 Spotify Technology's whale trades within a strike price range from $150.0 to $300.0 in the last 30 days.

Spotify Technology Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Symbol PUT/ Trade Sentiment Exp. Strike Total Trade Open Volume CALL Type Date Price Price InterestSPOT PUT SWEEP BEARISH 02/04/ $160.00 $290.3K 122 4.2K 22SPOT CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/19/ $300.00 $225.4K 17 610 24SPOT PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 01/28/ $180.00 $149.5K 247 410 22SPOT PUT SWEEP BULLISH 02/04/ $160.00 $134.5K 122 2.4K 22SPOT PUT SWEEP BULLISH 02/04/ $160.00 $88.6K 122 3.7K 22

Where Is Spotify Technology Standing Right Now?

* With a volume of 1,608,293, the price of SPOT is down -7.71% at $180.45.

* RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be oversold.

* Next earnings are expected to be released in 9 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.

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