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Deep-pocketed investors have adopted a bullish approach towards Sea (NYSE:SE), 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 SE usually suggests something big is about to happen.
We gleaned this information from our observations today when Benzinga's options scanner highlighted 14 extraordinary options activities for Sea. This level of activity is out of the ordinary.
The general mood among these heavyweight investors is divided, with 71% leaning bullish and 14% bearish. Among these notable options, 3 are puts, totaling $168,525, and 11 are calls, amounting to $524,330.
Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $25.0 to $280.0 for Sea during the past quarter.
In today's trading context, the average open interest for options of Sea stands at 1053.82, with a total volume reaching 394.00. The accompanying chart delineates the progression of both call and put option volume and open interest for high-value trades in Sea, situated within the strike price corridor from $25.0 to $280.0, throughout the last 30 days.
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/16/26 | $167.4 | $166.75 | $167.4 | $25.00 | $117.1K | 38 | 7 |
| SE | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 10/17/25 | $8.8 | $8.5 | $8.6 | $195.00 | $86.0K | 210 | 117 |
| SE | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/16/26 | $14.0 | $13.65 | $14.0 | $210.00 | $61.6K | 2.2K | 130 |
| SE | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/15/27 | $104.65 | $102.55 | $103.65 | $97.50 | $51.8K | 8 | 8 |
| SE | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/16/26 | $63.0 | $62.5 | $62.5 | $135.00 | $50.0K | 1.4K | 8 |
Sea started as a gaming business, Garena, but in 2015 expanded into e-commerce. Sea operates Southeast Asia's largest e-commerce company, Shopee, in terms of gross merchandise value. Shopee is a hybrid C2C and B2C marketplace platform operating in Indonesia, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Brazil. For Garena, Free Fire is the key revenue generating game. Sea's third business, SeaMoney, provides lending, payment, digital banking, and insurance services.As of March 31, 2024, Forrest Xiaodong Li, the founder, chairman and CEO, owned 59.8% of voting power and 18.5% of issued shares. Tencent owned 18.2% of issued shares with no voting power.
Over the past month, 4 industry analysts have shared their insights on this stock, proposing an average target price of $209.72.
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