A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Workday.
Looking at options history for Workday WDAY we detected 33 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 63% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 36% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 12 are puts, for a total amount of $1,626,800 and 21, calls, for a total amount of $1,012,740.
What's The Price Target?
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $145.0 to $190.0 for Workday over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
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 Workday'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 Workday's whale activity within a strike price range from $145.0 to $190.0 in the last 30 days.
Workday Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Biggest Options Spotted:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WDAY | PUT | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 09/16/22 | $145.00 | $975.0K | 10.0K | 2.5K |
| WDAY | PUT | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 03/17/23 | $160.00 | $93.7K | 1.3K | 94 |
| WDAY | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/20/23 | $150.00 | $91.7K | 143 | 98 |
| WDAY | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/20/23 | $150.00 | $91.7K | 143 | 1 |
| WDAY | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 12/16/22 | $190.00 | $89.5K | 16 | 26 |
Where Is Workday Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 1,245,097, the price of WDAY is down -4.2% at $161.12.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 3 days.
What The Experts Say On Workday:
- Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Workday, which currently sits at a price target of $282.
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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