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Check Out What Whales Are Doing With MSFT

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

Looking at options history for Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) we detected 35 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 42% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 57% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 16 are puts, for a total amount of $1,221,414 and 19, calls, for a total amount of $848,853.

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 $350.0 for Microsoft over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Microsoft options trades today is 3392.12 with a total volume of 14,038.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Microsoft's big money trades within a strike price range of $150.0 to $350.0 over the last 30 days.

Microsoft 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
MSFT PUT SWEEP NEUTRAL 06/17/22 $250.00 $337.2K 11.8K 655
MSFT PUT TRADE BULLISH 09/16/22 $285.00 $148.2K 4.9K 0
MSFT PUT TRADE BULLISH 01/20/23 $250.00 $98.2K 9.2K 61
MSFT CALL TRADE BEARISH 05/06/22 $275.00 $95.7K 1.6K 566
MSFT PUT SWEEP BULLISH 01/20/23 $245.00 $91.0K 3.8K 233

Where Is Microsoft Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 9,164,729, the price of MSFT is down -0.86% at $274.97.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 81 days.

What The Experts Say On Microsoft:

  • BMO Capital has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Microsoft, which currently sits at a price target of $340.
  • Wolfe Research has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Microsoft, which currently sits at a price target of $350.
  • Wedbush has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Microsoft, which currently sits at a price target of $340.
  • Wells Fargo has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Microsoft, which currently sits at a price target of $400.
  • Deutsche Bank has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Microsoft, which currently sits at a price target of $350.

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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