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Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on Nike (NYSE:NKE).
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 NKE, 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 9 uncommon options trades for Nike.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 55% bullish and 11%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 3 are puts, for a total amount of $131,127, and 6 are calls, for a total amount of $220,620.
After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it's evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band between $65.0 and $115.0 for Nike, spanning the last three months.
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 Nike'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 Nike's whale trades within a strike price range from $65.0 to $115.0 in the last 30 days.
Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
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NKE | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 07/12/24 | $11.3 | $9.55 | $9.55 | $86.00 | $63.0K | 189 | 0 |
NKE | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 07/19/24 | $0.59 | $0.55 | $0.59 | $80.00 | $59.0K | 24.2K | 363 |
NKE | PUT | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 07/05/24 | $8.95 | $7.45 | $8.2 | $85.00 | $40.9K | 1.9K | 0 |
NKE | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 10/18/24 | $2.05 | $2.04 | $2.05 | $85.00 | $40.8K | 2.6K | 214 |
NKE | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 03/21/25 | $3.55 | $2.91 | $3.55 | $90.00 | $35.5K | 2.8K | 0 |
Nike is the largest athletic footwear and apparel brand in the world. Key categories include basketball, running, and football (soccer). Footwear generates about two thirds of its sales. Its brands include Nike, Jordan, and Converse (casual footwear). Nike sells products worldwide through company-owned stores, franchised stores, and third-party retailers. The firm also operates e-commerce platforms in more than 40 countries. Nearly all its production is outsourced to contract manufacturers in more than 30 countries. Nike was founded in 1964 and is based in Beaverton, Oregon.
Having examined the options trading patterns of Nike, our attention now turns directly to the company. This shift allows us to delve into its present market position and performance
5 market experts have recently issued ratings for this stock, with a consensus target price of $101.4.
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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