Looking At DoorDash's Recent Unusual Options Activity

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on DoorDash.

Looking at options history for DoorDash DASH we detected 10 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, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $63,335 and 8, calls, for a total amount of $455,384.

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 $50.0 to $70.0 for DoorDash over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

Looking at the volume and open interest is a powerful move while trading options. This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for DoorDash'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 DoorDash's whale trades within a strike price range from $50.0 to $70.0 in the last 30 days.

DoorDash Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Options Call Chart

Biggest Options Spotted:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
DASH CALL SWEEP BULLISH 08/18/23 $70.00 $131.3K 3.8K 398
DASH CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 08/18/23 $70.00 $89.7K 3.8K 732
DASH CALL SWEEP BULLISH 08/18/23 $65.00 $51.5K 1.5K 58
DASH CALL SWEEP BULLISH 08/18/23 $70.00 $48.0K 3.8K 473
DASH CALL SWEEP BULLISH 08/18/23 $70.00 $37.8K 3.8K 165

Where Is DoorDash Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 1,809,828, the price of DASH is up 1.1% at $68.31.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 62 days.

What The Experts Say On DoorDash:

  • Needham downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $84
  • Barclays has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on DoorDash, which currently sits at a price target of $75.
  • Truist Securities has decided to maintain their Buy rating on DoorDash, which currently sits at a price target of $105.
  • DA Davidson has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on DoorDash, which currently sits at a price target of $72.
  • JMP Securities downgraded its action to Market Outperform with a price target of $100

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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