Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is reportedly preparing a global launch of its streaming service
News that
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) will stream its "The Grand Tour" motor show in no fewer than 200 markets worldwide has sparked speculation
Amazon is preparing a global launch of its Prime Video streaming service. AMZN stock settled higher on Thursday after the rumors began swirling -- while fellow streaming "FANG" stock
Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) continues to swoon -- with the shares last seen up 0.3% at $759.01. And while options volume is accelerated in early trading, a number of speculative players are betting that AMZN stock will run out of steam by day's end.
By the numbers, around 34,000 calls and 30,000 puts have changed hands on AMZN so far -- two times what's typically seen at this point in the session. Most active is the security's November 760 put, where it looks like some speculators may be purchasing new positions. If this is the case, the expectation is for AMZN to settle south of $760 at tonight's close, when the front-month options expire.
Widening the scope reveals that options traders have shown a growing affinity for long calls over puts in recent weeks. At the International Securities Exchange (ISE), Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), and NASDAQ OMX PHLX (PHLX), for instance, AMZN's 10-day call/put volume ratio has risen to 1.16 from 0.96 in the last two weeks, and now sits in the 64th annual percentile.
Regardless, AMZN has been heavily targeted by both call and put players. Drilling down on the numbers, 633,850 total contracts are currently outstanding on the stock -- 308,733 calls and 325,117 puts -- with each metric sitting in the 100th percentile of its respective annual range.
On the charts, AMZN has put in a stellar performance over the long term, up nearly 15% year-over-year. What's more, the tech stock's recent election-related pullback from its Oct. 6 record high at $847.21 was quickly contained by its rising 160-day moving average and the $710 level, which roughly coincides with a 50% return off its mid-February low at $474. A quick bounce from here on Monday has shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) on track to log an almost 3% weekly win.
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