Salesforce Unusual Options Activity

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bullish stance on Salesforce CRM.

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 CRM, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.

Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 11 options trades for Salesforce.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 54% bullish and 45%, bearish.

Out of all of the options we uncovered, there was 1 put, for a total amount of $25,844, and 10, calls, for a total amount of $573,722..

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 $65.0 to $230.0 for Salesforce over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Salesforce options trades today is 1851.62 with a total volume of 5,764.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Salesforce's big money trades within a strike price range of $65.0 to $230.0 over the last 30 days.

Salesforce Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Where Is Salesforce Standing Right Now?

• With a volume of 2,440,411, the price of CRM is up 0.14% at $207.17.
• RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.
• Next earnings are expected to be released in 49 days.

What The Experts Say On Salesforce:

• JMP Securities downgraded its action to Market Outperform with a price target of $275
• Needham downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $250
• Truist Securities downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $275
• Truist Securities downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $275
• HSBC downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $267

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.

If you want to stay updated on the latest options trades for Salesforce, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.