Shopify Option Alert: Jan 16 $130 Calls Sweep (11) near the Ask: 485 vs 3419 OI; Earnings 8/6 Before Open 

Shopify Option Alert: Jan 16 $130 Calls Sweep (11) near the Ask: 485 @ $12.1 vs 3419 OI; Earnings 8/6 Before Open Ref=$118.3525

Shopify Option Alert: Aug 15 $130 Puts at the Bid: 950 vs 132 OI; Earnings 8/6 Before Open 

Shopify Option Alert: Aug 15 $130 Puts at the Bid: 950 @ $11.15 vs 132 OI; Earnings 8/6 Before Open Ref=$123.68

Shopify Option Alert: Jun 18 $120 Puts at the Bid: 1350 vs 172 OI; Earnings 8/6 Before Open 

Shopify Option Alert: Jun 18 $120 Puts at the Bid: 1350 @ $18.16 vs 172 OI; Earnings 8/6 Before Open Ref=$123.99

Shopify Option Alert: Jun 18 $140 Puts at the Bid: 1000 vs 540 OI; Earnings 8/6 Before Open 

Shopify Option Alert: Jun 18 $140 Puts at the Bid: 1000 @ $29.5 vs 540 OI; Earnings 8/6 Before Open Ref=$124.12

Shopify Option Alert: Dec, 2026 $70 Calls at the Bid: 102 vs 321 OI; Earnings 8/6 Before Open 

Shopify Option Alert: Dec, 2026 $70 Calls at the Bid: 102 @ $65.54 vs 321 OI; Earnings 8/6 Before Open Ref=$126.42

Shopify Option Alert: Aug 15 $116 Puts at the Bid: 1266 vs 13 OI; Earnings 8/6 Before Open 

Shopify Option Alert: Aug 15 $116 Puts at the Bid: 1266 @ $4.15 vs 13 OI; Earnings 8/6 Before Open Ref=$125.34

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Shopify offers an e-commerce platform primarily to small and medium-size businesses. The firm has two segments. The subscription solutions segment allows Shopify merchants to conduct e-commerce on a variety of platforms, including the company's website, physical stores, pop-up stores, kiosks, social networks (Facebook), and Amazon. The merchant solutions segment offers add-on products for the platform that facilitate e-commerce and include Shopify Payments, Shopify Shipping, and Shopify Capital.

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Tobi Lütke, CEO di Shopify Inc. (NASDAQ:SHOP), ha annunciato giovedì che la sua firm ha stretto una partnership strategica con Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ:

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Giovedì, Ark Invest, la società di investimento guidata da Cathie Wood, ha effettuato movimenti significativi sul mercato azionario, concentrandosi in particolare su Shopify Inc. (NASDAQ:SHOP), Palantir Technologies Inc.

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Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/COIN#NASDAQ">COIN</a>)&nbsp;CEO Brian Armstrong said Thursday that the company views Visa Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/V#NYSE">V</a>) and Mastercard Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MA#NYSE">MA</a>) as partners in the growing cryptocurrency-powered payments industry, rather than competitors.
What Happened: During Coinbase&#8217;s second-quarter earnings call, Armstrong was asked if the company is planning to build an &#8220;alternative network&#8221; to the fintech behemoths, to which he replied, &#8220;Not really.&#8221;
&#8220;We actually partner with them in many ways on the cards that we put out there,&#8221; the CEO added. 
Armstrong stated that Visa and Mastercard are &#8220;very involved&#8221; in stablecoins and cryptocurrencies, building projects, some in collaboration with Coinbase and others independently. He stressed that the top&nbsp;companies will eventually adapt to this&nbsp;significant shift.
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Why It Matters: Coinbase has been actively expanding into the payments market, with a focus on&nbsp;stablecoin-based solutions. Last month, it <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/crypto/cryptocurrency/25/06/45921146/shopify-teams-up-with-coinbase-stripe-to-roll-out-usdc-stablecoin-payments-for-merchants">partnered with</a> Shopify Inc.&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SHOP#NYSE">SHOP</a>) and Stripe to facilitate USDC (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/">USDC</a>) stablecoin payments for merchants through the Layer-2 blockchain Base.
It also has a partnership with PayPal Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PYPL#NASDAQ">PYPL</a>), <a href="http://benzinga.com/trading-ideas/movers/25/04/44991653/whats-going-on-with-coinbase-and-paypal-stock-on-thursday">allowing its users greater access</a> to the latter&#8217;s&nbsp;U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin PayPal USD (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/">PYUSD</a>). 
Coinbase reported a significant <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/earnings/25/07/46776113/coinbase-q2-earnings-highlights-sales-eps-miss-40-slide-in-trading-volume">hit to its revenue and transaction volume in the second quarter,</a> although its derivatives trading volume reached new highs.
Price Action:&nbsp; Shares of Coinbase plunged 9.20% in after-hours trading after closing 0.07% higher at $377.76&nbsp;&nbsp;during Thursday&#8217;s regular trading session, according to&nbsp;<a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard?_gl=1&#x2A;380nj0&#x2A;_ga&#x2A;MTEyOTAyOTcxMy4xNzEzMzY0NTYy&#x2A;_ga_V7ZK73W7N0&#x2A;MTcxNDk4MzIzMi42LjEuMTcxNDk4OTE0Ni4wLjAuMA.." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">data from Benzinga Pro</a>.
As of this writing, COIN ranked high on growth, an indicator of a stock&#8217;s combined historical expansion in earnings and revenue across multiple periods.&nbsp; Find out how payment giants like Visa and Mastercard stack up against COIN using <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/premium/ideas/benzinga-edge-2#:~:text=Turn%20Market%20Chaos,when%20markets%20rebound" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Benzinga Edge Stock Rankings</a>.
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Din Bisevac was once a YouTube <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/topics/25/06/46052898/all-grown-up-the-80s-child-star-thats-now-co-owner-of-the-nbas-atlanta-hawks">child star</a>. At 26, he just pulled off a $58 million comeback, rescuing a failing real estate startup and convincing Google Ventures to lead its Series A round.
Buena, the Berlin-based property technology startup Bisevac now leads, has attracted backing from top investors including <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/topics/25/06/45872579/billionaire-marc-lores-7b-food-startup-wonder-backed-by-google-ventures-eyes-2028-ipo-with-5b-revenue-goal-and-ai-powered-superapp-plans">Google Ventures</a>, 20VC, Stride, and Capnamic. The fresh $58 million Series A raise Buena <a href="https://www.buena.com/en/blog/press-release">announced</a> on July 23 marks a turning point for the company after years of struggling under its original business model. The raise marks the startup's first funding round since Bisevac took over in 2021 and pivoted the business from a failed rental arbitrage model,<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/zoyahasan/2025/07/25/how-this-26-year-old-rescued-a-failing-real-estate-startup-and-landed-58-million-from-google-ventures/"> Forbes</a> reports.
Buena had previously burned through $14 million while attempting to lease apartments below market rates and rent them out for a profit, a strategy that ultimately stalled growth. According to Forbes, Bisevac restructured the company, negotiated new terms with investors, and repositioned Buena as an AI-powered property management platform.
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">AI Property Management Platform Expands With Rollup Strategy and 20 Acquisitions</h2>
Buena manages more than 60,000 apartments across Germany, and Forbes says it has achieved roughly $25 million in annual recurring revenue, a sign of rapid post-pivot growth. Buena says it automates property listings, tenant vetting, viewings, and maintenance coordination through its software, which also integrates new AI features to handle repetitive accounting and reporting tasks.
Alongside software development, Buena has pursued an AI-led rollup strategy, acquiring over 20 property management firms since 2023 in a fragmented German market valued at approximately €16 billion, or $17 billion. According to Buena, the property management sector in Germany is notorious for inefficiency, with 96.3% of managers still using outdated systems and struggling with low customer satisfaction scores.
&#8220;Property management just has a terrible, terrible brand in Germany. No matter which owner or tenant you ask, everyone will tell you they hate their property manager,&#8221; Bisevac told Forbes. &#8220;We wouldn't position ourselves as this mainly technology company in front of our customers because it&#8217;s a bit too abstract for them, and frankly just doesn&#8217;t matter too much.&#8221;
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Google Ventures Partner Vidu Shanmugarajah said in Buena&#8217;s statement that the startup&#8217;s mix of an AI-driven acquisition strategy and product-focused execution creates a strong opportunity to modernize property management globally.
&#8220;This is just the start, and we look forward to supporting Buena in changing how people own real estate across Germany and beyond,&#8221; Shanmugarajah added.
Buena says it intends to expand across Germany and then into the U.S. housing market, which is valued at around $50 trillion, offering significant growth potential.
According to Forbes, Bisevac's long-term vision is to build an end-to-end platform for real estate investment, allowing individuals to find, finance, purchase, and manage properties within one ecosystem. The goal is to make property ownership more accessible to younger generations, who often invest in stocks and crypto but lack clear pathways to real estate investment.
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Din Bisevac's Vision for Real Estate Investment and U.S. Market Expansion</h2>
Bisevac's entrepreneurial journey began long before Buena's turnaround. As one of Germany's first YouTube child stars, he launched a clothing brand and Shopify (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SHOP#NASDAQ">SHOP</a>) store before working as a product designer at age 13, Forbes says. After joining Buena as a designer, he rose to CEO, leading the restructuring that attracted high-profile investors.
The Series A funding underscores the growing investor interest in AI-enabled service industry rollups, a strategy gaining traction among private equity and venture funds worldwide. With fresh capital, an AI‑powered strategy, and a vision for property ownership, Buena is preparing to expand far beyond Germany.
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Google-parent Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) CEO Sundar Pichai has urged employees to ramp up their use of artificial intelligence, saying the company must boost productivity amid <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/earnings/25/07/46587283/alphabet-q2-earnings-revenue-eps-beat-estimates-google-parent-raises-capex-outlook-due-to-strong-and-growing-cloud-demand">plans for $85 billion</a> in capital expenditures this year.
What Happened: At an all-hands meeting last week, Pichai told staff that the era of adding headcount to scale operations is over, and that Google must now "accomplish more," <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/29/google-execs-say-employees-have-to-be-more-ai-savvy-.html?taid=68894c1cef7df90001b89ad4&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_content=main&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter">reported</a> CNBC, citing an audio of the meeting.
"Anytime you go through a period of extraordinary investment, you respond by adding a lot of headcount, right?" Pichai stated, adding, "But, in this AI moment, I think we have to accomplish more by taking advantage of this transition."
"We are going to be going through a period of much higher investment and I think we have to be frugal with our resources," he continued.
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Brian Saluzzo, head of Google's infrastructure teams, highlighted urgency in making employees "more AI-savvy," citing internal tools like "Cider," an AI coding assistant now used weekly by 50% of its users, the report said.
Google has also launched "AI Savvy Google," an internal training hub with toolkits and Gemini-based courses built in partnership with DeepMind.
Why It's Important: As Google ramps up AI spending—up from $75 billion to $85 billion in 2025—the tech giant is also trying to cut costs by making its workforce more efficient.
The push comes as competitors like Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>), and Shopify Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SHOP#NYSE">SHOP</a>) demand <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46507890/amazon-ring-is-making-ai-a-job-requirement-starting-with-promotions">similar AI adoption</a> from employees.
Earlier this month, Yahoo Japan also mandated its 11,000 employees to integrate generative AI into their daily routines, aiming to double productivity through automation by 2028, <a href="https://www.techradar.com/pro/yahoo-japan-wants-all-its-11-000-employees-to-use-gen-ai-to-double-their-productivity-by-2028-is-it-a-sign-of-things-to-come">reported</a> TechRadar.
The rise of AI-powered automation has also accelerated layoffs in the tech sector, with up to 80,000 employees affected. Microsoft alone cut 15,000 jobs while <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/06/46076895/microsofts-layoffs-news-july-2025-ai-investment-80-billion">committing $80 billion to new AI</a> investments.
Price Action: In after-hours trading, Alphabet Inc.'s Class A shares slipped 0.27% to $195.23, and Class C shares edged down 0.14% to $196.15, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga Pro data</a>.
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Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on Shopify (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SHOP#NASDAQ">SHOP</a>).
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 SHOP, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
So how do we know what these investors just did? 
Today, <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pro/">Benzinga</a>'s options scanner spotted 23 uncommon options trades for Shopify.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 47% bullish and 47%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 7 are puts, for a total amount of $261,625, and 16 are calls, for a total amount of $1,019,801.
<h3>What's The Price Target?</h3>
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $115.0 to $140.0 for Shopify over the last 3 months. 
<h3>Analyzing Volume &amp; Open Interest</h3>
Examining the volume and open interest provides crucial insights into stock research. This information is key in gauging liquidity and interest levels for Shopify's options at certain strike prices. Below, we present a snapshot of the trends in volume and open interest for calls and puts across Shopify's significant trades, within a strike price range of $115.0 to $140.0, over the past month.
<h3>Shopify 30-Day Option Volume &amp; Interest Snapshot</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1753804851_0.png" alt="Options Call Chart" />
<h3>Significant Options Trades Detected:</h3>

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<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Ask</th>
<th>Bid</th>
<th>Price</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th>Open Interest</th>
<th align="right">Volume</th>
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<td>SHOP</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>09/19/25</td>
<td>$10.55</td>
<td>$10.45</td>
<td>$10.45</td>
<td>$125.00</td>
<td>$209.0K</td>
<td>3.4K</td>
<td align="right">8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>SHOP</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>08/15/25</td>
<td>$2.64</td>
<td>$2.63</td>
<td>$2.64</td>
<td>$140.00</td>
<td>$125.7K</td>
<td>1.4K</td>
<td align="right">375</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>SHOP</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/15/27</td>
<td>$36.1</td>
<td>$35.25</td>
<td>$35.43</td>
<td>$120.00</td>
<td>$88.5K</td>
<td>1.0K</td>
<td align="right">25</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>SHOP</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>06/18/26</td>
<td>$16.25</td>
<td>$15.8</td>
<td>$15.8</td>
<td>$115.00</td>
<td>$85.3K</td>
<td>200</td>
<td align="right">54</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>SHOP</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>01/15/27</td>
<td>$27.95</td>
<td>$27.8</td>
<td>$27.95</td>
<td>$135.00</td>
<td>$69.8K</td>
<td>229</td>
<td align="right">26</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h3>About Shopify</h3>
Shopify offers an e-commerce platform primarily to small and medium-size businesses. The firm has two segments. The subscription solutions segment allows Shopify merchants to conduct e-commerce on a variety of platforms, including the company's website, physical stores, pop-up stores, kiosks, social networks (Facebook), and Amazon. The merchant solutions segment offers add-on products for the platform that facilitate e-commerce and include Shopify Payments, Shopify Shipping, and Shopify Capital.
Following our analysis of the options activities associated with Shopify, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.
<h3>Current Position of Shopify</h3>
<ul>
<li>With a volume of 2,576,499, the price of SHOP is down -2.0% at $124.31. </li>
<li>RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.</li>
<li>Next earnings are expected to be released in 8 days.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Expert Opinions on Shopify</h3>
A total of 5 professional analysts have given their take on this stock in the last 30 days, setting an average price target of $125.0.
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&#x2A; In a cautious move, an analyst from Needham downgraded its rating to Buy, setting a price target of $135. 
&#x2A; Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Keybanc continues to hold a Overweight rating for Shopify, targeting a price of $145. 
&#x2A; Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from Baird keeps a Outperform rating on Shopify with a target price of $120. 
&#x2A; Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Scotiabank continues to hold a Sector Perform rating for Shopify, targeting a price of $115. 
&#x2A; Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Stifel continues to hold a Hold rating for Shopify, targeting a price of $110. 
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Shopify Unusual Options Activity

Scotiabank analyst Kevin Krishnaratne maintains Shopify (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SHOP#NASDAQ">SHOP</a>) with a Sector Perform and raises the price target from $90 to $115.

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Scotiabank Maintains Sector Perform on Shopify, Raises Price Target to $115

Oppenheimer analyst Ken Wong maintains Shopify (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SHOP#NASDAQ">SHOP</a>) with a Outperform and raises the price target from $125 to $145.

Oppenheimer Maintains Outperform on Shopify, Raises Price Target to $145

Deep-pocketed investors have adopted a bullish approach towards Shopify (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SHOP#NASDAQ">SHOP</a>), 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 SHOP usually suggests something big is about to happen.
We gleaned this information from our observations today when Benzinga's options scanner highlighted 13 extraordinary options activities for Shopify. This level of activity is out of the ordinary.
The general mood among these heavyweight investors is divided, with 76% leaning bullish and 23% bearish. Among these notable options, 8 are puts, totaling $1,259,112, and 5 are calls, amounting to $226,175.
<h3>What's The Price Target?</h3>
After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it's evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band between $100.0 and $140.0 for Shopify, spanning the last three months.
<h3>Analyzing Volume &amp; Open Interest</h3>
Examining the volume and open interest provides crucial insights into stock research. This information is key in gauging liquidity and interest levels for Shopify's options at certain strike prices. Below, we present a snapshot of the trends in volume and open interest for calls and puts across Shopify's significant trades, within a strike price range of $100.0 to $140.0, over the past month.
<h3>Shopify Call and Put Volume: 30-Day Overview</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1753369309_0.png" alt="Options Call Chart" />
<h3>Biggest Options Spotted:</h3>

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Symbol</th>
<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Ask</th>
<th>Bid</th>
<th>Price</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th>Open Interest</th>
<th align="right">Volume</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>SHOP</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>10/17/25</td>
<td>$10.15</td>
<td>$10.05</td>
<td>$10.05</td>
<td>$120.00</td>
<td>$723.6K</td>
<td>605</td>
<td align="right">728</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>SHOP</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>09/19/25</td>
<td>$4.85</td>
<td>$4.75</td>
<td>$4.75</td>
<td>$110.00</td>
<td>$296.8K</td>
<td>2.1K</td>
<td align="right">655</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>SHOP</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$6.6</td>
<td>$6.45</td>
<td>$6.45</td>
<td>$100.00</td>
<td>$77.4K</td>
<td>2.4K</td>
<td align="right">195</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>SHOP</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>12/18/26</td>
<td>$24.5</td>
<td>$24.2</td>
<td>$24.25</td>
<td>$140.00</td>
<td>$58.2K</td>
<td>91</td>
<td align="right">24</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>SHOP</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>08/15/25</td>
<td>$18.85</td>
<td>$18.8</td>
<td>$18.8</td>
<td>$105.00</td>
<td>$56.4K</td>
<td>494</td>
<td align="right">33</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h3>About Shopify</h3>
Shopify offers an e-commerce platform primarily to small and medium-size businesses. The firm has two segments. The subscription solutions segment allows Shopify merchants to conduct e-commerce on a variety of platforms, including the company's website, physical stores, pop-up stores, kiosks, social networks (Facebook), and Amazon. The merchant solutions segment offers add-on products for the platform that facilitate e-commerce and include Shopify Payments, Shopify Shipping, and Shopify Capital.
Following our analysis of the options activities associated with Shopify, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.
<h3>Where Is Shopify Standing Right Now?</h3>
<ul>
<li>Trading volume stands at 1,007,191, with SHOP's price up by 0.56%, positioned at $122.9.</li>
<li>RSI indicators show the stock to be may be approaching overbought.</li>
<li>Earnings announcement expected in 13 days.</li>
</ul>
<h3>What Analysts Are Saying About Shopify</h3>
In the last month, 5 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $126.0.
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&#x2A; Reflecting concerns, an analyst from Needham lowers its rating to Buy with a new price target of $135. 
&#x2A; Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from Keybanc keeps a Overweight rating on Shopify with a target price of $145. 
&#x2A; Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Baird continues to hold a Outperform rating for Shopify, targeting a price of $120. 
&#x2A; Reflecting concerns, an analyst from Loop Capital lowers its rating to Hold with a new price target of $120. 
&#x2A; Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Stifel continues to hold a Hold rating for Shopify, targeting a price of $110. 
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Unpacking the Latest Options Trading Trends in Shopify

Shopify (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SHOP#NASDAQ">SHOP</a>) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 11.43% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 23.7%. Currently, Shopify has a market capitalization of $161.04 billion. 
Buying $100 In SHOP: If an investor had bought $100 of SHOP stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $2,445.34 today based on a price of $124.13 for SHOP at the time of writing.
<h3>Shopify's Performance Over Last 15 Years</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1753216215_0.png" alt="comp_fig" />
Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

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Shopify shares are trading lower after Loop Capital downgraded the stock from Buy to Hold while maintaining the price target of $120.

Keybanc analyst Justin Patterson maintains Shopify (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SHOP#NASDAQ">SHOP</a>) with a Overweight and raises the price target from $115 to $145.

Keybanc Maintains Overweight on Shopify, Raises Price Target to $145

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<li>Loop Capital analyst Anthony Chukumba downgraded the rating for Shopify Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SHOP#NASDAQ">SHOP</a>) from Buy to Hold and maintained the price target of $120. Shopify shares closed at $128.43 on Monday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/SHOP/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock.</a></li>
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Loop Capital analyst Anthony Chukumba downgrades Shopify (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SHOP#NASDAQ">SHOP</a>) from Buy to Hold and maintains the price target from $120 to $120.

Loop Capital Downgrades Shopify to Hold, Maintains Price Target to $120

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A spokesperson for Ring confirmed the policy change to Fortune, emphasizing that it applies solely to RBKS employees and not the entire Amazon workforce. Amazon RBKS includes the company's Ring, Blink, Key and Services departments.
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CIBC analyst Todd Coupland maintains Shopify (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SHOP#NASDAQ">SHOP</a>) with a Outperformer and raises the price target from $125 to $145.

CIBC Maintains Outperformer on Shopify, Raises Price Target to $145

Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on Shopify (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SHOP#NASDAQ">SHOP</a>).
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 SHOP, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
So how do we know what these investors just did? 
Today, <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pro/">Benzinga</a>'s options scanner spotted 38 uncommon options trades for Shopify.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 52% bullish and 39%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $422,132, and 33 are calls, for a total amount of $2,799,115.
<h3>Predicted Price Range</h3>
Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $70.0 to $170.0 for Shopify over the recent three months. 
<h3>Insights into Volume &amp; Open Interest</h3>
Assessing the volume and open interest is a strategic step in options trading. These metrics shed light on the liquidity and investor interest in Shopify's options at specified strike prices. The forthcoming data visualizes the fluctuation in volume and open interest for both calls and puts, linked to Shopify's substantial trades, within a strike price spectrum from $70.0 to $170.0 over the preceding 30 days.
<h3>Shopify Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1752858043_0.png" alt="Options Call Chart" />
<h3>Significant Options Trades Detected:</h3>

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Symbol</th>
<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Ask</th>
<th>Bid</th>
<th>Price</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th>Open Interest</th>
<th>Volume</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>SHOP</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>09/19/25</td>
<td>$5.05</td>
<td>$4.85</td>
<td>$5.0</td>
<td>$145.00</td>
<td>$500.0K</td>
<td>1.4K</td>
<td>1.0K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>SHOP</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>12/18/26</td>
<td>$20.5</td>
<td>$20.05</td>
<td>$20.21</td>
<td>$115.00</td>
<td>$258.6K</td>
<td>159</td>
<td>128</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>SHOP</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>08/08/25</td>
<td>$11.2</td>
<td>$11.05</td>
<td>$11.0</td>
<td>$122.00</td>
<td>$211.2K</td>
<td>72</td>
<td>219</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>SHOP</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$13.3</td>
<td>$13.25</td>
<td>$13.3</td>
<td>$140.00</td>
<td>$171.5K</td>
<td>784</td>
<td>134</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>SHOP</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>07/18/25</td>
<td>$5.45</td>
<td>$5.2</td>
<td>$5.45</td>
<td>$123.00</td>
<td>$162.9K</td>
<td>2.0K</td>
<td>329</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h3>About Shopify</h3>
Shopify offers an e-commerce platform primarily to small and medium-size businesses. The firm has two segments. The subscription solutions segment allows Shopify merchants to conduct e-commerce on a variety of platforms, including the company's website, physical stores, pop-up stores, kiosks, social networks (Facebook), and Amazon. The merchant solutions segment offers add-on products for the platform that facilitate e-commerce and include Shopify Payments, Shopify Shipping, and Shopify Capital.
In light of the recent options history for Shopify, it's now appropriate to focus on the company itself. We aim to explore its current performance.
<h3>Shopify's Current Market Status</h3>
<ul>
<li>Currently trading with a volume of 5,319,449, the SHOP's price is up by 0.93%, now at $127.93. </li>
<li>RSI readings suggest the stock is currently may be overbought.</li>
<li>Anticipated earnings release is in 19 days.</li>
</ul>
<h3>What The Experts Say On Shopify</h3>
3 market experts have recently issued ratings for this stock, with a consensus target price of $121.67.
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&#x2A; Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from Stifel keeps a Hold rating on Shopify with a target price of $110. 
&#x2A; Reflecting concerns, an analyst from Needham lowers its rating to Buy with a new price target of $135. 
&#x2A; An analyst from Baird has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Shopify, which currently sits at a price target of $120. 
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Crossing Minds announced the transition on its<a href="https://www.crossingminds.com/"> website</a>, calling it a "new chapter" and thanking its investors, partners, and internal team. According to TechCrunch, Crossing Minds had built a reputation for helping clients like Chanel, Intuit (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/INTU#NASDAQ">INTU</a>), Udacity, and Anthropic improve real-time personalization without compromising user privacy. Crossing Minds had previously been backed by Index Ventures, Shopify (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SHOP#NASDAQ">SHOP</a>), Plug and Play, and Radical Ventures across multiple rounds of funding.
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They also credited their team with embodying values like integrity, empathy, and over-delivery, praising the group for their persistence through difficult engineering challenges.
Alexandre Robicquet, one of the co-founders, has already updated his<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandre-r-61093b6b/"> LinkedIn</a> profile to reflect his new role at OpenAI in research, post-training, and AI agents.
&#8220;After eight years of building Crossing Minds, today marks the start of a new chapter: our team is joining OpenAI,&#8221; Robicquet wrote in a<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7343807373683113985/"> LinkedIn post</a>. &#8220;Personally, joining OpenAI's research team to focus on agents and information retrieval is a unique honor. These are precisely the problems I've always been passionate about: how systems learn, reason, and retrieve knowledge at scale, in real-time,&#8221; he added.
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Why OpenAI Might Want a Shopping Assistant Team Right Now</h2>
As Google and <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/25/05/45532949/le-monde-partners-with-perplexity-ai-in-major-move-to-monetize-journalism-as-nvidia-backed-startup-rivals-chatgpt-and-google-search">Perplexity</a> roll out their own AI shopping tools, OpenAI has already been rolling out e-commerce features within ChatGPT, including AI-generated shopping suggestions, reviews, and images, TechCrunch says. OpenAI&#8217;s integration of Crossing Minds' team may strengthen its position in this competitive space.
Startups like Daydream have raised large rounds recently to build AI shopping assistants, signaling that recommendation technology is in high demand, according to TechCrunch.
Crossing Minds&#8217; co-founders said that their work was rooted in understanding intent, not just predicting actions, and described the move to OpenAI as a natural continuation of their mission. They also said they were excited to learn and contribute alongside OpenAI's team, which they described as "setting the direction for the future of AI."
The co-founders have not disclosed what their immediate focus will be at OpenAI. As OpenAI expands its efforts in personalization, agents, and post-training systems, the Crossing Minds team will likely play a key role in shaping how those technologies are developed and deployed at scale.
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OpenAI Hires Entire Team From AI Startup Backed By Shopify And Radical Ventures 'To Ensure AGI Benefits All Of Humanity'

Stifel analyst Parker Lane maintains Shopify (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SHOP#NASDAQ">SHOP</a>) with a Hold and raises the price target from $100 to $110.

Stifel Maintains Hold on Shopify, Raises Price Target to $110

Carbon removal buyer coalition Frontier has committed $41 million to climate tech startup Arbor Energy to scale a rocket-inspired biomass power plant that captures 99% of its carbon emissions. Frontier <a href="https://frontierclimate.com/writing/arbor">announced</a> last week that the deal will support Arbor's first commercial facility in southern Louisiana and aims to remove 116,000 tons of carbon dioxide by 2030.
Frontier is backed by Stripe, Alphabet (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>, GOOGL)), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>), and Shopify (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SHOP#NYSE">SHOP</a>).
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Founded by former SpaceX engineer Brad Hartwig, Arbor developed a biomass power system that burns waste organic material to generate electricity, while capturing and sequestering nearly all resulting carbon emissions.&nbsp;
Hartwig <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/01/arbor-energy-bicrs-startup/">previously</a> described the plant as a "vegetarian rocket engine" due to its use of rocket-style turbomachinery and its carbon-free fuel source.&nbsp;
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">How It Works</h2>
According to TechCrunch, Arbor's process uses a proprietary gasifier to convert waste biomass into syngas—a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide—using supercritical CO2 from the plant itself. The syngas is then combusted with pure oxygen to produce water vapor, heat, and CO2.
The resulting high-temperature gases power a turbomachine to generate electricity. Most of the CO2 is captured and routed for permanent storage underground. A portion is cycled back to dissolve additional biomass in the gasifier.
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The first plant will produce 5–10 megawatts of electricity, TechCrunch reported.&nbsp;
Frontier said the system can capture up to 99% of emitted CO2, far outperforming traditional carbon capture methods.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Sustainable Biomass Use: A Key Priority</h2>
Frontier's head of deployment, Hannah Bebbington, emphasized that not all biomass is suitable for carbon removal. "We want to be careful that we're taking that into consideration," she told TechCrunch. "We require that every ton delivered also meets sustainable biomass principles in a very clear way."
Bebbington said that the biomass supply may range from one to five gigatons annually, but only a portion would meet sustainability criteria. Even if only one gigaton of biomass meets sustainability standards, she said, technologies like biomass carbon removal and storage, or BiCRS, and its close cousin, bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, or BECCS, have significant long-term potential.
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"We would like BECCS to be a major player for data centers, industrial electrification, grid resilience," Hartwig <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/08/frontier-is-helping-arbor-build-a-vegetarian-rocket-engine-to-power-data-centers/">told</a> TechCrunch. "But if any new fossil assets are built, we'd like those to all be zero emission as well."
The new deal builds on an <a href="https://frontierclimate.com/writing/fall-2022-purchases">earlier</a> pre-purchase agreement between Frontier and Arbor. Hartwig said the system is designed to be fuel flexible and could theoretically burn any source of hydrocarbons, including natural gas.&nbsp;
However, under the terms of the Frontier agreement, the plant will only burn biomass to meet carbon removal goals, TechCrunch reported.
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Shopify Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SHOP#NASDAQ">SHOP</a>) shares are trading higher Monday after Needham &amp; Company initiated coverage on the stock with a<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/price-target/25/07/46390268/uber-to-rally-more-than-14-here-are-10-top-analyst-forecasts-for-monday"> Buy rating and a $135 price target. </a>
What To Know: The bullish initiation came alongside a separate price target increase from Baird. The positive analyst attention helped push Shopify's stock to $116.97 during the session<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-14/autodesk-is-said-to-drop-pursuit-of-software-firm-ptc?srnd=technology-ai&amp;embedded-checkout=true">, according to Bloomberg.</a>
In its report, Needham highlighted Shopify's long-term growth potential, stating that the company remains in the middle phase of a durable growth cycle rather than approaching maturity. The firm pointed to Shopify's significant investments in international markets and B2B commerce as key drivers of its next growth phase. Needham sees these areas as underpenetrated and critical to Shopify's ability to sustain double-digit revenue growth over the coming years.
Needham also noted Shopify's strong operating leverage and free cash flow expansion as factors supporting its bullish view. Over the past few years, Shopify has expanded its non-GAAP operating margins from just above breakeven pre-pandemic to over 16% in fiscal year 2024. The firm projects that margin expansion could continue, pushing free cash flow margins toward 20% by fiscal year 2027. Needham expects Shopify's free cash flow to grow by 26% in fiscal year 2025, with steady growth continuing into fiscal year 2026.
The firm acknowledged some risks, particularly Shopify's exposure to shifts in consumer spending, given the company's reliance on payments within its business model. However, Needham believes the size of Shopify's total addressable market and its strength as a platform provider mitigate those concerns. The report emphasized that Shopify's ease of use, extensive app ecosystem, and ability to scale with customers have made it a dominant player in the global e-commerce space.
Needham&#8217;s coverage initiated on the belief that Shopify can maintain revenue growth of 20% or more for the next few years, backed by its position in the growing international e-commerce market and its push into B2B solutions. With the company trading at roughly 26 times next-twelve-months gross profit, the firm views Shopify's valuation as justified given its consistent financial performance and growth outlook.
Shopify's rally on Monday reflects renewed investor confidence following the positive analyst coverage. The company's shares have traded between $48.56 and $129.38 over the past year, with Monday's gains pushing the stock closer to the upper end of that range.
SHOP Price Action: Shopify shares were up 4.14% at $116.75 at the time of writing, according to<a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard?new_user=False&amp;backend=google-oauth2"> Benzinga Pro.</a>
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Shopify Shares Are Up Monday: What's Going On?

Shopify shares are trading higher after Needham initiated coverage on the stock with a Buy rating and announced a price target of $135. Additionally, Baird raised its price target from $110 to $120.

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Date	Put/Call	Strike Price	Exp Date	DTE	Trade Vol	Day Vol	Vol / OI	OI	Trade Type	Sentiment
02:51 PMAug 01, 2025	CALL	$130.00	Jan 16, 2026	167	396	485	12	3419	SWEEP	BULLISH
02:14 PMJul 31, 2025	PUT	$130.00	Aug 15, 2025	13	950	950	720	132	TRADE	BULLISH
02:04 PMJul 31, 2025	PUT	$120.00	Jun 18, 2026	320	1350	1350	785	172	TRADE	BULLISH
01:50 PMJul 29, 2025	PUT	$140.00	Jun 18, 2026	320	1000	1000	185	540	TRADE	BULLISH
02:06 PMJul 28, 2025	CALL	$70.00	Dec 18, 2026	503	102	102	32	321	TRADE	BULLISH
11:37 AMJul 25, 2025	PUT	$116.00	Aug 15, 2025	13	1852	1266	14246	13	TRADE	BULLISH