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Deep-pocketed investors have adopted a bullish approach towards Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), 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 MSFT usually suggests something big is about to happen.
We gleaned this information from our observations today when Benzinga's options scanner highlighted 11 extraordinary options activities for Microsoft. This level of activity is out of the ordinary.
The general mood among these heavyweight investors is divided, with 45% leaning bullish and 36% bearish. Among these notable options, 4 are puts, totaling $244,694, and 7 are calls, amounting to $377,256.
After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it's evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band between $400.0 and $505.0 for Microsoft, 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 Microsoft'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 Microsoft's whale trades within a strike price range from $400.0 to $505.0 in the last 30 days.
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSFT | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 10/18/24 | $12.55 | $12.1 | $12.3 | $420.00 | $123.0K | 1.8K | 5 |
| MSFT | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 10/18/24 | $10.9 | $10.75 | $10.8 | $430.00 | $108.0K | 2.0K | 17 |
| MSFT | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 08/23/24 | $4.8 | $4.7 | $4.8 | $420.00 | $57.6K | 3.4K | 707 |
| MSFT | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 08/23/24 | $4.95 | $4.75 | $4.84 | $420.00 | $55.1K | 3.4K | 382 |
| MSFT | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/20/24 | $35.8 | $34.0 | $35.02 | $455.00 | $52.5K | 834 | 16 |
Microsoft develops and licenses consumer and enterprise software. It is known for its Windows operating systems and Office productivity suite. The company is organized into three equally sized broad segments: productivity and business processes (legacy Microsoft Office, cloud-based Office 365, Exchange, SharePoint, Skype, LinkedIn, Dynamics), intelligence cloud (infrastructure- and platform-as-a-service offerings Azure, Windows Server OS, SQL Server), and more personal computing (Windows Client, Xbox, Bing search, display advertising, and Surface laptops, tablets, and desktops).
Following our analysis of the options activities associated with Microsoft, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.
In the last month, 5 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $506.0.
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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