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A Closer Look at Carvana's Options Market Dynamics

Author: Benzinga Insights | June 14, 2024 11:16am

Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bearish stance on Carvana.

Looking at options history for Carvana (NYSE:CVNA) we detected 20 trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 30% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 65% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $199,330 and 15, calls, for a total amount of $1,184,782.

Projected Price Targets

Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $80.0 to $170.0 for Carvana over the last 3 months.

Analyzing 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 Carvana's options at certain strike prices. Below, we present a snapshot of the trends in volume and open interest for calls and puts across Carvana's significant trades, within a strike price range of $80.0 to $170.0, over the past month.

Carvana 30-Day Option Volume & Interest Snapshot

Options Call Chart

Noteworthy Options Activity:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Ask Bid Price Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
CVNA CALL SWEEP BEARISH 07/05/24 $2.07 $1.34 $1.44 $120.00 $164.9K 64 1.0K
CVNA CALL SWEEP BEARISH 07/05/24 $2.09 $1.35 $1.35 $120.00 $151.2K 64 0
CVNA CALL SWEEP BEARISH 07/19/24 $2.14 $1.19 $1.18 $130.00 $139.1K 5.7K 14
CVNA CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 06/28/24 $2.77 $2.37 $2.58 $110.00 $129.7K 1.2K 11
CVNA CALL TRADE BULLISH 07/05/24 $1.33 $0.99 $1.33 $120.00 $96.2K 64 2.4K

About Carvana

Carvana Co is an e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars. The company derives revenue from used vehicle sales, wholesale vehicle sales and other sales and revenues. The other sales and revenues include sales of loans originated and sold in securitization transactions or to financing partners, commissions received on VSCs and sales of GAP waiver coverage. The foundation of the business is retail vehicle unit sales. This drives the majority of the revenue and allows the company to capture additional revenue streams associated with financing, VSCs, auto insurance and GAP waiver coverage, as well as trade-in vehicles.

Following our analysis of the options activities associated with Carvana, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.

Where Is Carvana Standing Right Now?

  • Trading volume stands at 726,248, with CVNA's price down by -2.72%, positioned at $103.84.
  • RSI indicators show the stock to be may be approaching oversold.
  • Earnings announcement expected in 33 days.

Professional Analyst Ratings for Carvana

In the last month, 2 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $150.0.

  • Maintaining their stance, an analyst from JMP Securities continues to hold a Market Outperform rating for Carvana, targeting a price of $150.
  • Maintaining their stance, an analyst from JP Morgan continues to hold a Overweight rating for Carvana, targeting a price of $150.

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