Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bearish stance on Microsoft.
Looking at options history for Microsoft MSFT we detected 65 trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 35% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 43% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 20 are puts, for a total amount of $740,278 and 45, calls, for a total amount of $3,058,053.
Predicted Price Range
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $190.0 to $580.0 for Microsoft over the last 3 months.
Insights into Volume & Open Interest
Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.
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 activity within a strike price range from $190.0 to $580.0 in the last 30 days.
Microsoft 30-Day Option Volume & Interest Snapshot
Significant Options Trades Detected:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSFT | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 05/30/25 | $79.05 | $78.35 | $78.64 | $380.00 | $393.1K | 1.0K | 591 |
| MSFT | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 05/30/25 | $78.75 | $78.5 | $78.5 | $380.00 | $196.2K | 1.0K | 651 |
| MSFT | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/19/25 | $9.2 | $9.1 | $9.13 | $500.00 | $148.4K | 3.9K | 200 |
| MSFT | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 05/30/25 | $11.95 | $11.8 | $11.89 | $450.00 | $119.0K | 2.2K | 345 |
| MSFT | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 05/23/25 | $3.05 | $3.0 | $3.03 | $460.00 | $90.4K | 19.4K | 22.3K |
About Microsoft
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).
Where Is Microsoft Standing Right Now?
- Currently trading with a volume of 9,540,131, the MSFT’s price is up by 0.8%, now at $457.91.
- RSI readings suggest the stock is currently may be overbought.
- Anticipated earnings release is in 71 days.
What Analysts Are Saying About Microsoft
In the last month, 5 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $494.8.
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* An analyst from DA Davidson persists with their Buy rating on Microsoft, maintaining a target price of $500.
* Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from RBC Capital keeps a Outperform rating on Microsoft with a target price of $525.
* An analyst from Piper Sandler persists with their Overweight rating on Microsoft, maintaining a target price of $435.
* An analyst from Bernstein persists with their Outperform rating on Microsoft, maintaining a target price of $520.
* An analyst from Barclays persists with their Overweight rating on Microsoft, maintaining a target price of $494.
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