A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Alphabet.
Looking at options history for Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) we detected 35 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 71% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 28% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 7 are puts, for a total amount of $777,398 and 28, calls, for a total amount of $2,603,166.
What’s The Price Target?
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $90.0 to $215.0 for Alphabet over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
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 Alphabet’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 Alphabet’s whale activity within a strike price range from $90.0 to $215.0 in the last 30 days.
Alphabet Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Biggest Options Spotted:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOOGL | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/20/25 | $115.00 | $745.0K | 49 | 250 |
| GOOGL | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 12/19/25 | $110.00 | $490.0K | 809 | 400 |
| GOOGL | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 11/17/23 | $110.00 | $356.2K | 742 | 248 |
| GOOGL | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/15/23 | $130.00 | $186.7K | 14.4K | 568 |
| GOOGL | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 07/21/23 | $125.00 | $120.5K | 27.6K | 2.0K |
Where Is Alphabet Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 10,313,809, the price of GOOGL is down -0.52% at $122.89.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 35 days.
What The Experts Say On Alphabet:
- Wells Fargo downgraded its action to Equal-Weight with a price target of $117
- JMP Securities has decided to maintain their Market Outperform rating on Alphabet, which currently sits at a price target of $132.
- Jefferies has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Alphabet, which currently sits at a price target of $150.
- JMP Securities downgraded its action to Market Outperform with a price target of $132
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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