Airbnb Unusual Options Activity

Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bearish stance on Airbnb.

Looking at options history for Airbnb ABNB we detected 10 trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 40% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 60% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $129,353 and 6, calls, for a total amount of $479,578.

Predicted Price Range

After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it's evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band between $125.0 and $152.5 for Airbnb, spanning the last three months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

In today's trading context, the average open interest for options of Airbnb stands at 1494.33, with a total volume reaching 1,098.00. The accompanying chart delineates the progression of both call and put option volume and open interest for high-value trades in Airbnb, situated within the strike price corridor from $125.0 to $152.5, throughout the last 30 days.

Airbnb Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

About Airbnb

Started in 2008, Airbnb is the world's largest online alternative accommodation travel agency, also offering booking services for boutique hotels and experiences. Airbnb's platform offered over 7 million active accommodation listings as of Sept. 30, 2023. Listings from the company's over 4 million hosts are spread over almost every country in the world. In the fourth quarter of 2022, 47% of revenue was from the North American region. Transaction fees for online bookings account for all its revenue.

After a thorough review of the options trading surrounding Airbnb, we move to examine the company in more detail. This includes an assessment of its current market status and performance.

Present Market Standing of Airbnb

• Trading volume stands at 359,309, with ABNB's price up by 0.98%, positioned at $149.0.
• RSI indicators show the stock to be may be approaching overbought.
• Earnings announcement expected in 5 days.

What The Experts Say On Airbnb

5 market experts have recently issued ratings for this stock, with a consensus target price of $141.2.

• An analyst from UBS persists with their Neutral rating on Airbnb, maintaining a target price of $148.
• Maintaining their stance, an analyst from UBS continues to hold a Neutral rating for Airbnb, targeting a price of $148.
• In a cautious move, an analyst from Needham downgraded its rating to Buy, setting a price target of $150.
• An analyst from Barclays has decided to maintain their Underweight rating on Airbnb, which currently sits at a price target of $110.
• Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from Wedbush keeps a Neutral rating on Airbnb with a target price of $150.

Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.

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