Looking At Arista Networks's Recent Unusual Options Activity

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Arista Networks.

Looking at options history for Arista Networks ANET we detected 13 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 61% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 38% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 7 are puts, for a total amount of $270,135 and 6, calls, for a total amount of $249,300.

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 $190.0 to $220.0 for Arista Networks 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 Arista Networks'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 Arista Networks's whale activity within a strike price range from $190.0 to $220.0 in the last 30 days.

Arista Networks 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
ANET CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 10/27/23 $190.00 $76.1K 473 107
ANET PUT SWEEP BULLISH 03/15/24 $220.00 $68.0K 0 27
ANET CALL SWEEP BULLISH 11/03/23 $215.00 $49.4K 54 17
ANET PUT TRADE BEARISH 01/16/26 $200.00 $38.8K 9 10
ANET PUT TRADE BULLISH 01/16/26 $200.00 $38.8K 9 10

Where Is Arista Networks Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 1,496,464, the price of ANET is down -0.8% at $195.27.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 13 days.

What The Experts Say On Arista Networks:

  • Piper Sandler downgraded its action to Neutral with a price target of $190

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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