Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bearish stance on CrowdStrike Holdings CRWD.
And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this big happens with CRWD, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
So how do we know what these investors just did?
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 73 uncommon options trades for CrowdStrike Holdings.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 36% bullish and 41%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 26 are puts, for a total amount of $1,260,899, and 47 are calls, for a total amount of $2,257,497.
What's The Price Target?
After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it's evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band between $260.0 and $620.0 for CrowdStrike Holdings, spanning the last three 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 CrowdStrike Holdings'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 CrowdStrike Holdings's whale activity within a strike price range from $260.0 to $620.0 in the last 30 days.
CrowdStrike Holdings Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Noteworthy Options Activity:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRWD | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 07/18/25 | $33.65 | $32.5 | $32.9 | $420.00 | $108.6K | 113 | 153 |
| CRWD | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 03/20/26 | $55.1 | $54.0 | $55.1 | $400.00 | $88.1K | 222 | 17 |
| CRWD | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 12/18/26 | $127.8 | $124.85 | $124.85 | $400.00 | $74.9K | 470 | 8 |
| CRWD | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 06/06/25 | $51.4 | $46.7 | $48.29 | $460.00 | $72.4K | 0 | 15 |
| CRWD | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 05/09/25 | $8.0 | $6.8 | $8.0 | $427.50 | $72.0K | 60 | 252 |
About CrowdStrike Holdings
CrowdStrike is a cloud-based cybersecurity company specializing in next-generation security verticals such as endpoint, cloud workload, identity, and security operations. CrowdStrike's primary offering is its Falcon platform that offers a proverbial single pane of glass for an enterprise to detect and respond to security threats attacking its IT infrastructure. The Texas-based firm was founded in 2011 and went public in 2019.
Following our analysis of the options activities associated with CrowdStrike Holdings, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.
CrowdStrike Holdings's Current Market Status
- With a trading volume of 3,985,406, the price of CRWD is down by -4.47%, reaching $423.42.
- Current RSI values indicate that the stock is may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings report is scheduled for 27 days from now.
What Analysts Are Saying About CrowdStrike Holdings
A total of 3 professional analysts have given their take on this stock in the last 30 days, setting an average price target of $441.67.
Unusual Options Activity Detected: Smart Money on the Move
Benzinga Edge's Unusual Options board spots potential market movers before they happen. See what positions big money is taking on your favorite stocks. Click here for access. * An analyst from JMP Securities persists with their Market Outperform rating on CrowdStrike Holdings, maintaining a target price of $500. * An analyst from Roth Capital downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $410. * Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Morgan Stanley continues to hold a Overweight rating for CrowdStrike Holdings, targeting a price of $415.
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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