This Is What Whales Are Betting On Arista Networks

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Arista Networks ANET.

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 ANET, 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 14 uncommon options trades for Arista Networks.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 42% bullish and 57%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 8 are puts, for a total amount of $382,809, and 6 are calls, for a total amount of $254,425.

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 $110.0 to $170.0 for Arista Networks over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Arista Networks options trades today is 512.82 with a total volume of 2,883.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Arista Networks's big money trades within a strike price range of $110.0 to $170.0 over the last 30 days.

Arista Networks Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Where Is Arista Networks Standing Right Now?

• With a volume of 1,603,846, the price of ANET is down -2.76% at $141.35.
• RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
• Next earnings are expected to be released in 69 days.

What The Experts Say On Arista Networks:

• Needham downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $195
• Credit Suisse has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Arista Networks, which currently sits at a price target of $151.
• Argus Research has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Arista Networks, which currently sits at a price target of $195.
• Barclays has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Arista Networks, which currently sits at a price target of $179.
• Piper Sandler has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Arista Networks, which currently sits at a price target of $166.

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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