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Deep-pocketed investors have adopted a bullish approach towards Carvana (NYSE:CVNA), and it's something market players shouldn't ignore. Our tracking of public options records at Benzinga unveiled this significant move today. The identity of these investors remains unknown, but such a substantial move in CVNA usually suggests something big is about to happen.
We gleaned this information from our observations today when Benzinga's options scanner highlighted 25 extraordinary options activities for Carvana. This level of activity is out of the ordinary.
The general mood among these heavyweight investors is divided, with 48% leaning bullish and 40% bearish. Among these notable options, 8 are puts, totaling $707,912, and 17 are calls, amounting to $1,171,304.
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $55.0 to $185.0 for Carvana over the last 3 months.
Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.
This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Carvana'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 Carvana's whale activity within a strike price range from $55.0 to $185.0 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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CVNA | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/20/24 | $11.75 | $11.7 | $11.75 | $145.00 | $359.5K | 320 | 329 |
CVNA | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 08/16/24 | $4.25 | $3.9 | $4.25 | $135.00 | $141.5K | 2.7K | 338 |
CVNA | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 08/16/24 | $2.9 | $2.73 | $2.73 | $145.00 | $127.7K | 2.8K | 2.3K |
CVNA | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 02/21/25 | $90.75 | $88.65 | $88.65 | $55.00 | $106.3K | 0 | 12 |
CVNA | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 08/16/24 | $1.0 | $0.85 | $1.0 | $133.00 | $98.0K | 529 | 3.1K |
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.
After a thorough review of the options trading surrounding Carvana, we move to examine the company in more detail. This includes an assessment of its current market status and performance.
Over the past month, 5 industry analysts have shared their insights on this stock, proposing an average target price of $172.6.
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