Looking At Autodesk's Recent Unusual Options Activity

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

Looking at options history for Autodesk ADSK we detected 10 strange 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, 7 are puts, for a total amount of $228,882 and 3, calls, for a total amount of $393,979.

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 $165.0 to $240.0 for Autodesk 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 Autodesk'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 Autodesk's whale activity within a strike price range from $165.0 to $240.0 in the last 30 days.

Autodesk 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
ADSK CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/17/25 $240.00 $279.0K 336 0
ADSK CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 01/17/25 $200.00 $80.9K 88 2
ADSK PUT SWEEP NEUTRAL 07/21/23 $220.00 $38.8K 212 2
ADSK PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 07/28/23 $190.00 $38.4K 210 216
ADSK PUT SWEEP BEARISH 01/17/25 $170.00 $34.9K 183 72

Where Is Autodesk Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 878,330, the price of ADSK is down -1.78% at $200.22.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 48 days.

What The Experts Say On Autodesk:

  • Rosenblatt downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $235

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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