This Is What Whales Are Betting On Airbnb

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

Looking at options history for Airbnb ABNB we detected 14 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 42% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 57% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $80,539 and 12, calls, for a total amount of $3,915,017.

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 $95.0 to $155.0 for Airbnb over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Airbnb options trades today is 2001.58 with a total volume of 828.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Airbnb's big money trades within a strike price range of $95.0 to $155.0 over the last 30 days.

Airbnb 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
ABNB CALL SWEEP BULLISH 07/14/23 $111.00 $1.7M 1.5K 578
ABNB CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 07/14/23 $111.00 $1.6M 1.5K 0
ABNB CALL SWEEP BULLISH 10/20/23 $115.00 $93.3K 876 30
ABNB CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/19/24 $125.00 $82.9K 2.6K 30
ABNB CALL TRADE BEARISH 08/18/23 $145.00 $71.0K 2.6K 74

Where Is Airbnb Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 1,129,473, the price of ABNB is up 0.03% at $140.13.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 18 days.

What The Experts Say On Airbnb:

  • Barclays has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on Airbnb, which currently sits at a price target of $136.
  • B of A Securities has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Airbnb, which currently sits at a price target of $146.
  • Needham has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Airbnb, which currently sits at a price target of $160.

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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