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Deep-pocketed investors have adopted a bullish approach towards MercadoLibre (NASDAQ:MELI), 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 MELI usually suggests something big is about to happen.
We gleaned this information from our observations today when Benzinga's options scanner highlighted 9 extraordinary options activities for MercadoLibre. This level of activity is out of the ordinary.
The general mood among these heavyweight investors is divided, with 55% leaning bullish and 44% bearish. Among these notable options, 5 are puts, totaling $175,342, and 4 are calls, amounting to $133,638.
Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $1800.0 to $2300.0 for MercadoLibre during the past quarter.
Examining the volume and open interest provides crucial insights into stock research. This information is key in gauging liquidity and interest levels for MercadoLibre's options at certain strike prices. Below, we present a snapshot of the trends in volume and open interest for calls and puts across MercadoLibre's significant trades, within a strike price range of $1800.0 to $2300.0, over the past month.
Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
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MELI | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 12/18/26 | $455.5 | $438.0 | $439.95 | $2140.00 | $43.9K | 4 | 1 |
MELI | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 06/20/25 | $423.2 | $410.0 | $418.1 | $1800.00 | $41.8K | 69 | 1 |
MELI | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 03/21/25 | $361.0 | $355.5 | $361.0 | $2300.00 | $36.1K | 5 | 1 |
MELI | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/13/24 | $37.1 | $31.4 | $34.35 | $2030.00 | $32.9K | 14 | 11 |
MELI | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/13/24 | $5.0 | $3.7 | $3.7 | $1940.00 | $32.5K | 17 | 88 |
MercadoLibre runs the largest e-commerce marketplace in Latin America, with more than 218 million active users and 1 million active sellers across 18 countries stitching into its commerce network or fintech solutions as of the end of 2023. The company operates a host of complementary businesses to its core online shop, with shipping solutions (Mercado Envios), a payment and financing operation (Mercado Pago and Mercado Credito), advertisements (Mercado Clics), classifieds, and a turnkey e-commerce solution (Mercado Shops) rounding out its arsenal. MercadoLibre generates revenue from final value fees, advertising royalties, payment processing, insertion fees, subscription fees, and interest income from consumer and small-business lending.
Having examined the options trading patterns of MercadoLibre, our attention now turns directly to the company. This shift allows us to delve into its present market position and performance
In the last month, 5 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $2326.0.
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