Unusual Options Activity in Farfetch Limited (FTCH)
Today, among the underlying components of the NYSE, we saw unusual or noteworthy options trading volume and activity in Farfetch Limited (FTCH), which opened at $38.50.
Today, among the underlying components of the NYSE, we saw unusual or noteworthy options trading volume and activity in Farfetch Limited (FTCH), which opened at $38.50.
There was an order sized at 900 contracts traded on the $40 strike call option at the ask, dated for April 14th, 2022, representing 90,000 shares.
These orders come after reports that FTCH is down 33% year to date but down 40% since its February high despite growing revenue at 40%eal with UnitedHealth.
Per the charts above, representing Farfetch Limited’s option chain breakdown for minimum premiums of $30,000 or more, bullish premium is 100% of the options chains. Not until $5,000 premiums or below is there 5.7% of bearish premiums bettering on FTCH’s chains.
In the market capitalization-weighted index NASDAQ Global Select Market Composite (NasdaqGS), we saw unusual or noteworthy options trading volume and activity today in SmileDirectClub, Inc., which opened today at $5.73.
There was an order sized at 10,000 contracts traded on the $10 strike call option at the bid, dated for November 19th, 2021, representing 1,000,000 shares.
Additionally, there were another 10,000 contracts traded on the $10 strike put option at the ask, for the same date and strike, representing another 1,000,000 shares.
These orders come after reports that SDC might be considered a buying opportunity at this price, but the options order flow above contradicts this.
Per the charts above, representing SmileDirectClub, Inc.’s option chain breakdown for minimum premiums of $30,000 or more, bearish premium represents 100% of the options order chains; 95.2% of the orders are ask side puts.
Finally, among the underlying components of the NYSE, we saw unusual or noteworthy options trading volume and activity in NIO Inc. (NIO), which opened at $36.28.
There was a total of 600 contracts traded on the $40 strike call option at the ask, dated for May 20th, 2022, representing approximately 60,000 shares.
This order comes after reports of Nio’s high price target of almost $92, the implication is Nio could return approximately 160% over the next 12 months.
Per the charts above, representing NIO Inc.’s option chain breakdown for minimum premiums of $30,000 or more, bullish premiums represent 82.2% of the options order chains, with 85.3% being represented as calls, 77.4% premium in calls, and 75.5% in ask-side orders.
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