Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bearish stance on Hims & Hers Health (NYSE:HIMS).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 HIMS, 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 ...

Financial giants have made a conspicuous bearish move on Airbnb. Our analysis of options history for Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB) revealed 17 unusual trades.Delving into the details, we found 0% of traders were bullish, while 70% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 3 were puts, with a value of $287,816, and 14 were calls, valued at $640,532.Predicted Price RangeTaking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from ...

Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bearish stance on Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCHW).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 this is an institution or just a wealthy individual, we don't know. But when something this big happens with SCHW, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 8 options trades for Charles Schwab.This is ...

Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT).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 MSFT, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 8 options trades for Microsoft.This isn't no ...

Deep-pocketed investors have adopted a bullish approach towards Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU), 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 MU usually suggests something big is about to happen.We gleaned this information from our observations today when Benzinga's options scanner highlighted 20 extraordinary options activities for Mic ...

Options trading continued to grow in 2025, setting another record for trading volume. While lists of the year's best and worst stock performers are readily available, this analysis takes a different approach, focusing on the top stocks for options traders. This deep dive examines four-week straddle returns for individual stocks throughout the year, ranking them based on various return metrics. Four-Week Straddles To determine which stocks delivered the most attractive options plays, I calculated returns ...

While tobacco giant Altria Group (MO) understandably may not be everyone’s cup of tea, its relevance cannot be denied. Despite challenges to the mainline tobacco industry, Altria has been pivoting toward e-cigs and other product categories. Perhaps most importantly to investors, MO stock presently commands an annual dividend yield of 8.99%. With President Donald Trump applying relentless pressure on the Federal Reserve to lower the benchmark interest rate — and the central bank embarking on a more dovish ...

Investors with significant funds have taken a bullish position in Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX), a development that retail traders should be aware of.This was brought to our attention today through our monitoring of publicly accessible options data at Benzinga. The exact nature of these investors remains a mystery, but such a major move in SBUX usually indicates foreknowledge of upcoming events.Today, Benzinga's options scanner identified 12 options transactions for Starbucks. This is an unusual occurrence. The s ...

Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bearish stance on CrowdStrike Holdings.Looking at options history for CrowdStrike Holdings (NASDAQ:CRWD) we detected 43 trades.If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 27% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 48% with bearish.From the overall spotted trades, 8 are puts, for a total amount of $854,764 and 35, calls, for a total amount of $1,614,025.Expected Price MovementsBased on the trading a ...

Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL).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 GOOGL, 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 spott ...