Airbnb Unusual Options Activity For July 25

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Airbnb ABNB.

And retail traders should know.

We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

Whether this is an institution or just a wealthy individual, we don't know. But when something this big happens with ABNB, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.

So how do we know what this whale just did?

Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 13 uncommon options trades for Airbnb.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 30% bullish and 69%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 3 are puts, for a total amount of $181,219, and 10 are calls, for a total amount of $444,665.

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 $135.0 to $157.5 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 937.0 with a total volume of 1,769.00.

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 $135.0 to $157.5 over the last 30 days.

Airbnb Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Where Is Airbnb Standing Right Now?

• With a volume of 1,047,736, the price of ABNB is up 1.24% at $149.44.
• RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be overbought.
• Next earnings are expected to be released in 9 days.

What The Experts Say On Airbnb:

• Argus Research has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Airbnb, which currently sits at a price target of $168.
• B of A Securities has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Airbnb, which currently sits at a price target of $146.
• Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Underweight rating on Airbnb, which currently sits at a price target of $100.
• Keybanc has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Airbnb, which currently sits at a price target of $160.
• Barclays has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on Airbnb, which currently sits at a price target of $136.

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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