Spotlight on Microsoft: Analyzing the Surge in Options Activity
Spotlight on Microsoft: Analyzing the Surge in Options Activity
Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bearish stance on Microsoft.
有大量资金可以花的鲸鱼对微软采取了明显的看跌立场。
Looking at options history for Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) we detected 12 trades.
查看微软（纳斯达克股票代码：MSFT）的期权历史记录，我们发现了12笔交易。
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 33% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 41% with bearish.
如果我们考虑每笔交易的具体情况，可以准确地说，33％的投资者以看涨的预期开启交易，41％的投资者持看跌预期。
From the overall spotted trades, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $364,008 and 8, calls, for a total amount of $645,325.
在所有已发现的交易中，有4笔是看跌期权，总额为364,008美元，8笔是看涨期权，总额为645,325美元。
Expected Price Movements
预期的价格走势
Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $185.0 to $520.0 for Microsoft over the recent three months.
根据交易活动，看来重要投资者的目标是微软在最近三个月的价格区间内从185.0美元到520.0美元不等。
Insights into Volume & Open Interest
对交易量和未平仓合约的见解
Looking at the volume and open interest is a powerful move while trading options. This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Microsoft'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 Microsoft's whale trades within a strike price range from $185.0 to $520.0 in the last 30 days.
交易期权时，查看交易量和未平仓合约是一个强有力的举动。这些数据可以帮助您跟踪给定行使价下微软期权的流动性和利息。下面，我们可以观察过去30天内，微软所有鲸鱼交易的看涨期权和看跌期权交易量和未平仓合约的分别变化，其行使价在185.0美元至520.0美元之间。
Microsoft 30-Day Option Volume & Interest Snapshot
微软30天期权交易量和利息快照
Biggest Options Spotted:
发现的最大选择：
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSFT | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 07/26/24 | $12.1 | $11.9 | $11.9 | $447.50 | $285.6K | 441 | 1 |
| MSFT | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 08/02/24 | $9.45 | $8.8 | $9.24 | $447.50 | $168.9K | 0 | 0 |
| MSFT | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 03/21/25 | $80.65 | $79.0 | $79.0 | $400.00 | $110.6K | 339 | 0 |
| MSFT | PUT | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 07/26/24 | $5.3 | $4.8 | $4.92 | $447.50 | $90.8K | 229 | 4 |
| MSFT | PUT | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 07/19/24 | $12.6 | $11.4 | $11.82 | $465.00 | $71.4K | 4.3K | 568 |
| 符号 | 看跌/看涨 | 交易类型 | 情绪 | Exp。日期 | 问 | 出价 | 价格 | 行使价 | 总交易价格 | 未平仓合约 | 音量 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSFT | 打电话 | 贸易 | 粗鲁的 | 07/26/24 | 12.1 美元 | 11.9 美元 | 11.9 美元 | 447.50 美元 | 285.6 万美元 | 441 | 1 |
| MSFT | 放 | 扫 | 粗鲁的 | 08/02/24 | 9.45 美元 | 8.8 美元 | 9.24 美元 | 447.50 美元 | 168.9K | 0 | 0 |
| MSFT | 打电话 | 扫 | 粗鲁的 | 03/21/25 | 80.65 美元 | 79.0 美元 | 79.0 美元 | 400.00 美元 | 110.6 万美元 | 339 | 0 |
| MSFT | 放 | 扫 | 中立 | 07/26/24 | 5.3 美元 | 4.8 美元 | 4.92 美元 | 447.50 美元 | 90.8 万美元 | 229 | 4 |
| MSFT | 放 | 扫 | 中立 | 07/19/24 | 12.6 美元 | 11.4 美元 | 11.82 美元 | 465.00 美元 | 71.4 万美元 | 4.3K | 568 |
About Microsoft
关于微软
Microsoft develops and licenses consumer and enterprise software. It is known for its Windows operating systems and Office productivity suite. The company is organized into three equally sized broad segments: productivity and business processes (legacy Microsoft Office, cloud-based Office 365, Exchange, SharePoint, Skype, LinkedIn, Dynamics), intelligence cloud (infrastructure- and platform-as-a-service offerings Azure, Windows Server OS, SQL Server), and more personal computing (Windows Client, Xbox, Bing search, display advertising, and Surface laptops, tablets, and desktops).
微软开发和许可消费者和企业软件。它以其Windows操作系统和办公生产力套件而闻名。该公司分为三个同样规模的细分市场：生产力和业务流程（传统的微软Office、基于云的Office 365、Exchange、SharePoint、Skype、LinkedIn、Dynamics）、情报云（基础设施和平台即服务产品Azure、Windows Server操作系统、SQL Server）以及更多个人计算（Windows Client、Xbox、必应搜索、展示广告以及Surface笔记本电脑、平板电脑和台式机）。
Following our analysis of the options activities associated with Microsoft, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.
在分析了与微软相关的期权活动之后，我们将转向仔细研究公司自身的表现。
Where Is Microsoft Standing Right Now?
微软现在的立场在哪里？
- With a volume of 607,842, the price of MSFT is down -0.12% at $453.01.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 11 days.
- mSFT的价格下跌了0.12％，至453.01美元，交易量为607,842美元。
- RSI指标暗示标的股票可能接近超买。
- 下一份财报预计将在11天后公布。
What Analysts Are Saying About Microsoft
分析师对微软的看法
In the last month, 5 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $522.2.
上个月，5位专家发布了该股的评级，平均目标价为522.2美元。
- Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Citigroup continues to hold a Buy rating for Microsoft, targeting a price of $520.
- Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Piper Sandler continues to hold a Overweight rating for Microsoft, targeting a price of $465.
- Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from Truist Securities keeps a Buy rating on Microsoft with a target price of $600.
- An analyst from BMO Capital has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Microsoft, which currently sits at a price target of $500.
- Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from Argus Research keeps a Buy rating on Microsoft with a target price of $526.
- 花旗集团的一位分析师保持立场，继续维持微软的买入评级，目标价格为520美元。
- 派珀·桑德勒的一位分析师坚持自己的立场，继续维持微软的增持评级，目标股价为465美元。
- Truist Securities的一位分析师在评估中保持微软的买入评级，目标价为600美元。
- BMO Capital的一位分析师已决定维持对微软的跑赢大盘评级，目前的目标股价为500美元。
- 阿格斯研究的一位分析师在评估中保持对微软的买入评级，目标价为526美元。
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