Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A).And retail traders should know.We noticed this today when the positions 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 A, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 16 options trades for Agilent Technologie ...

Subscribers to The Contrarian Edge received this commentary on Saturday, November 22.“Tiiiiime, why you punish me?” Darius Rucker of Hootie and the Blowfish sang that in 1994. It’s an existential song that many an option trader has sung. One of the most significant disadvantages of options trading is the erosion of extrinsic value over time, measured by theta.Never fear, options traders and 90’s alt rock fans, for there is an options strategy that limits the impact of time decay. Last week, subscribers to o ...

Deep-pocketed investors have adopted a bearish approach towards Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ:WYNN), 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 WYNN usually suggests something big is about to happen.We gleaned this information from our observations today when Benzinga's options scanner highlighted 30 extraordinary options activities for Wynn ...

Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on Axon Enterprise (NASDAQ:AXON).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 AXON, 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 ...

Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bullish stance on Capricor Therapeutics.Looking at options history for Capricor Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CAPR) we detected 13 trades.If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 61% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 23% with bearish.From the overall spotted trades, 7 are puts, for a total amount of $498,769 and 6, calls, for a total amount of $468,675.Expected Price MovementsAnalyzing the Volume an ...

Deep-pocketed investors have adopted a bullish approach towards Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU), 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 INTU usually suggests something big is about to happen.We gleaned this information from our observations today when Benzinga's options scanner highlighted 10 extraordinary options activities for Intuit. Th ...

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 44 trades.If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 36% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 38% with bearish.From the overall spotted trades, 28 are puts, for a total amount of $1,596,875 and 16, calls, for a total amount of $781,486.Projected Price TargetsBased on the trading activity, it appears that the ...

Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bearish stance on Sunrun.Looking at options history for Sunrun (NASDAQ:RUN) we detected 12 trades.If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 33% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 50% with bearish.From the overall spotted trades, 7 are puts, for a total amount of $299,021 and 5, calls, for a total amount of $241,132.Expected Price MovementsAnalyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contra ...

Deep-pocketed investors have adopted a bullish approach towards Hims & Hers Health (NYSE:HIMS), 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 HIMS usually suggests something big is about to happen.We gleaned this information from our observations today when Benzinga's options scanner highlighted 12 extraordinary options activities for ...

Core Insights - Investors are showing a bullish stance on Verizon Communications, with significant options trading activity indicating potential upcoming movements in the stock [1][2] - The overall sentiment among large investors is mixed, with 50% bullish and 25% bearish positions noted in recent trades [3] Options Trading Activity - Benzinga's options scanner identified 12 unusual options trades for Verizon, with a total of $503,860 in call options and $137,341 in put options [2][3] - The targeted price range for Verizon over the last three months is between $32.0 and $50.0, based on volume and open interest in options contracts [4][5] Company Overview - Verizon Communications derives 75% of its total service revenue from wireless services and serves approximately 93 million postpaid and 20 million prepaid customers [10] - The company is the largest wireless carrier in the U.S. and also provides fixed-line telecom services, reaching about 30 million homes and businesses [10] Analyst Ratings and Price Targets - Analysts have set an average target price of $48.25 for Verizon, with individual targets ranging from $44 to $51 from various firms [11][12] - Scotiabank and TD Cowen maintain a Sector Perform and Buy rating respectively, while RBC Capital and JP Morgan hold a Neutral rating [12] Current Market Position - Verizon's stock is currently trading at $41.15, reflecting a slight decrease of -0.1% [14] - The stock's trading volume is reported at 18,208,579, with RSI readings suggesting it may be approaching overbought conditions [14]