Looking At Trade Desk's Recent Unusual Options Activity

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Trade Desk.

Looking at options history for Trade Desk TTD we detected 11 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 27% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 72% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $398,020 and 6, calls, for a total amount of $939,791.

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 $65.0 to $100.0 for Trade Desk 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 Trade Desk'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 Trade Desk's whale trades within a strike price range from $65.0 to $100.0 in the last 30 days.

Trade Desk 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
TTD CALL TRADE BEARISH 06/21/24 $70.00 $595.5K 257 301
TTD PUT TRADE BEARISH 01/17/25 $100.00 $262.9K 57 87
TTD CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 10/20/23 $70.00 $168.9K 1.5K 142
TTD CALL TRADE BEARISH 06/09/23 $70.00 $84.5K 3.5K 195
TTD PUT SWEEP NEUTRAL 01/19/24 $85.00 $35.3K 1.3K 32

Where Is Trade Desk Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 3,587,610, the price of TTD is down -1.36% at $73.86.
  • 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 Trade Desk:

  • RBC Capital downgraded its action to Outperform with a price target of $85
  • RBC Capital has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Trade Desk, which currently sits at a price target of $77.
  • Oppenheimer has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Trade Desk, which currently sits at a price target of $80.
  • Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on Trade Desk, which currently sits at a price target of $60.
  • Citigroup has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Trade Desk, which currently sits at a price target of $78.

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.

If you want to stay updated on the latest options trades for Trade Desk, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.

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