Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Redfin (NASDAQ:RDFN).
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 RDFN, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 13 options trades for Redfin.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 46% bullish and 53%, bearish.
Out of all of the options we uncovered, 12 are puts, for a total amount of $880,433, and there was 1 call, for a total amount of $31,100.
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 $15.0 to $30.0 for Redfin over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Redfin options trades today is 842.0 with a total volume of 13,481.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Redfin's big money trades within a strike price range of $15.0 to $30.0 over the last 30 days.
Redfin Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Biggest Options Spotted:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDFN | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 02/18/22 | $25.00 | $226.8K | 3.7K | 2.6K |
| RDFN | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 02/18/22 | $25.00 | $154.0K | 3.7K | 3.2K |
| RDFN | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 02/18/22 | $25.00 | $153.0K | 3.7K | 1.8K |
| RDFN | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 02/18/22 | $25.00 | $65.2K | 3.7K | 3.4K |
| RDFN | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 05/20/22 | $20.00 | $44.9K | 251 | 154 |
Where Is Redfin Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 12,261,349, the price of RDFN is down -20.18% at $22.86.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 75 days.
What The Experts Say On Redfin:
- Jefferies downgraded its action to Hold with a price target of $32
- RBC Capital downgraded its action to Sector Perform with a price target of $23
- Stifel has decided to maintain their Hold rating on Redfin, which currently sits at a price target of $36.
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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