Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bearish stance on Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU).
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 LULU, 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 spotted 11 uncommon options trades for Lululemon Athletica.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 18% bullish and 72%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $83,020, and 9 are calls, for a total amount of $395,585.
What's The Price Target?
Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $340.0 to $370.0 for Lululemon Athletica during the past quarter.
Analyzing Volume & Open Interest
In today's trading context, the average open interest for options of Lululemon Athletica stands at 395.75, with a total volume reaching 1,114.00. The accompanying chart delineates the progression of both call and put option volume and open interest for high-value trades in Lululemon Athletica, situated within the strike price corridor from $340.0 to $370.0, throughout the last 30 days.
Lululemon Athletica Call and Put Volume: 30-Day Overview
Biggest Options Spotted:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|
| LULU | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/20/24 | $25.95 | $25.3 | $25.55 | $370.00 | $96.9K | 754 | 230 |
| LULU | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/16/26 | $54.5 | $54.05 | $54.5 | $350.00 | $54.5K | 243 | 10 |
| LULU | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/21/24 | $27.2 | $26.5 | $26.95 | $340.00 | $51.2K | 182 | 20 |
| LULU | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 09/20/24 | $26.2 | $25.85 | $26.0 | $370.00 | $41.6K | 754 | 47 |
| LULU | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 09/20/24 | $26.1 | $25.3 | $25.5 | $370.00 | $40.8K | 754 | 257 |
About Lululemon Athletica
Lululemon Athletica designs, distributes, and markets athletic apparel, footwear, and accessories for women, men, and girls. Lululemon offers pants, shorts, tops, and jackets for both leisure and athletic activities such as yoga and running. The company also sells fitness accessories, such as bags, yoga mats, and equipment. Lululemon sells its products through more than 700 company-owned stores in about 20 countries, e-commerce, outlets, and wholesale accounts. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.
In light of the recent options history for Lululemon Athletica, it's now appropriate to focus on the company itself. We aim to explore its current performance.
Current Position of Lululemon Athletica
- Trading volume stands at 241,910, with LULU's price down by -0.7%, positioned at $350.49.
- RSI indicators show the stock to be may be approaching overbought.
- Earnings announcement expected in 17 days.
What Analysts Are Saying About Lululemon Athletica
2 market experts have recently issued ratings for this stock, with a consensus target price of $450.0.
- Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from Baird keeps a Outperform rating on Lululemon Athletica with a target price of $505.
- An analyst from Barclays has revised its rating downward to Equal-Weight, adjusting the price target to $395.
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有大量資金可以花的投資者對Lululemon Athletica（納斯達克股票代碼：LULU）採取了看跌立場。
零售交易者應該知道。
今天，當交易出現在我們在本辛加追蹤的公開期權歷史記錄上時，我們注意到了這一點。
這些是機構還是僅僅是富人，我們都不知道。但是，當 LULU 發生這麼大的事情時，這通常意味着有人知道某件事即將發生。
那麼我們怎麼知道這些投資者剛才做了什麼？
今天，Benzinga的期權掃描儀發現了Lululemon Athletica的11筆罕見期權交易。
這不正常。
這些大資金交易者的整體情緒分爲18％的看漲和72％的看跌。
在我們發現的所有特殊期權中，有兩個是看跌期權，總額爲83,020美元；9個是看漲期權，總額爲395,585美元。
目標價格是多少？
分析這些合約的交易量和未平倉合約，看來大型企業一直在關注Lululemon Athletica在過去一個季度的價格範圍從340.0美元到370.0美元不等。
分析交易量和未平倉合約
在當今的交易背景下，Lululemon Athletica期權的平均未平倉合約爲395.75張，總成交量達到1,114.00。隨附的圖表描繪了過去30天Lululemon Athletica高價值交易的看漲和看跌期權交易量以及未平倉合約的變化，該交易位於行使價走廊內，從340.0美元到370.0美元。
Lululemon Athletica 看漲和看跌交易量：30 天概述
發現的最大選擇：
Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|
LULU | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/20/24 | $25.95 | $25.3 | $25.55 | $370.00 | $96.9K | 754 | 230 |
LULU | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/16/26 | $54.5 | $54.05 | $54.5 | $350.00 | $54.5K | 243 | 10 |
LULU | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/21/24 | $27.2 | $26.5 | $26.95 | $340.00 | $51.2K | 182 | 20 |
LULU | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 09/20/24 | $26.2 | $25.85 | $26.0 | $370.00 | $41.6K | 754 | 47 |
LULU | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 09/20/24 | $26.1 | $25.3 | $25.5 | $370.00 | $40.8K | 754 | 257 |
關於 Lululemon Athlet
Lululemon Athletica 設計、分銷和銷售女士、男士和女孩的運動服裝、鞋類和配飾。Lululemon 爲休閒和體育活動（例如瑜伽和跑步）提供褲子、短褲、上衣和夾克。該公司還銷售健身配件，例如手袋、瑜伽墊和器材。Lululemon通過約20個國家的700多家公司自有門店、電子商務、網點和批發賬戶銷售其產品。該公司成立於1998年，總部位於加拿大溫哥華。
鑑於Lululemon Athletica最近的期權歷史，現在應該將重點放在公司本身上。我們的目標是探索其目前的表現。
Lululemon Athletica 的當前位置
分析師對Lululemon Athletica的看法
2位市場專家最近發佈了該股的評級，共識目標價爲450.0美元。
交易期權涉及更大的風險，但也提供了獲得更高利潤的可能性。精明的交易者通過持續的教育、戰略交易調整、利用各種指標以及隨時關注市場動態來降低這些風險。使用 Benzinga Pro 隨時關注 Lululemon Athletica 的最新期權交易，獲取實時提醒。
