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 21% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 78% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $466,295 and 9, calls, for a total amount of $435,324.

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 $90.0 to $150.0 for Airbnb 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 Airbnb'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 Airbnb's whale activity within a strike price range from $90.0 to $150.0 in 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 PUT TRADE BULLISH 01/17/25 $110.00 $303.0K 1.0K 200
ABNB CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/19/24 $150.00 $91.9K 7.1K 0
ABNB CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/19/24 $120.00 $84.8K 2.5K 57
ABNB CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/19/24 $120.00 $57.1K 2.5K 128
ABNB PUT SWEEP NEUTRAL 06/21/24 $90.00 $47.3K 3.1K 1

Where Is Airbnb Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 1,742,164, the price of ABNB is down -3.84% at $126.64.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 26 days.

What The Experts Say On Airbnb:

  • Needham downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $150
  • Needham downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $150
  • Wells Fargo downgraded its action to Underweight with a price target of $99

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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