Check Out What Whales Are Doing With DDOG

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

Looking at options history for Datadog DDOG we detected 12 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 33% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 66% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $204,240 and 8, calls, for a total amount of $512,477.

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 $70.0 to $120.0 for Datadog 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 Datadog'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 Datadog's whale trades within a strike price range from $70.0 to $120.0 in the last 30 days.

Datadog 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
DDOG CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/19/24 $120.00 $112.8K 2.1K 156
DDOG CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/19/24 $120.00 $107.6K 2.1K 103
DDOG PUT TRADE BEARISH 06/21/24 $80.00 $93.7K 495 168
DDOG CALL TRADE BEARISH 08/18/23 $110.00 $71.0K 2.4K 109
DDOG CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/19/24 $120.00 $64.4K 2.1K 156

Where Is Datadog Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 1,562,306, the price of DDOG is up 1.16% at $111.14.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 15 days.

What The Experts Say On Datadog:

  • Oppenheimer has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Datadog, which currently sits at a price target of $120.
  • Cantor Fitzgerald downgraded its action to Overweight with a price target of $100
  • Barclays has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Datadog, which currently sits at a price target of $134.

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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