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 20 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 70% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 30% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $189,075 and 15, calls, for a total amount of $1,008,819.
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 $125.0 to $280.0 for Workday over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Workday options trades today is 281.0 with a total volume of 1,932.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Workday's big money trades within a strike price range of $125.0 to $280.0 over 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 | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/19/24 | $230.00 | $211.4K | 262 | 140 |
| WDAY | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 04/21/23 | $200.00 | $182.0K | 726 | 402 |
| WDAY | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $230.00 | $90.3K | 262 | 200 |
| WDAY | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 04/21/23 | $190.00 | $88.5K | 291 | 104 |
| WDAY | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $230.00 | $60.6K | 262 | 200 |
Where Is Workday Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 1,746,335, the price of WDAY is up 3.67% at $196.65.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 57 days.
What The Experts Say On Workday:
- BMO Capital has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Workday, which currently sits at a price target of $205.
- Mizuho has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Workday, which currently sits at a price target of $225.
- Piper Sandler has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Workday, which currently sits at a price target of $215.
- Citigroup has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Workday, which currently sits at a price target of $203.
- Oppenheimer downgraded its action to Outperform with a price target of $220
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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