A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Salesforce.
Looking at options history for Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) we detected 31 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 29% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 70% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 16 are puts, for a total amount of $973,475 and 15, calls, for a total amount of $834,262.
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 $155.0 to $320.0 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 1383.3 with a total volume of 6,145.00.
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 $155.0 to $320.0 over the last 30 days.
Salesforce 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRM | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 08/19/22 | $165.00 | $289.9K | 1.1K | 282 |
| CRM | PUT | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/19/24 | $320.00 | $150.6K | 74 | 10 |
| CRM | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 08/19/22 | $195.00 | $127.5K | 719 | 327 |
| CRM | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/17/22 | $170.00 | $112.5K | 1.8K | 219 |
| CRM | PUT | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 08/19/22 | $155.00 | $79.8K | 598 | 201 |
Where Is Salesforce Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 4,085,041, the price of CRM is down -5.55% at $168.54.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 72 days.
What The Experts Say On Salesforce:
- JP Morgan has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Salesforce, which currently sits at a price target of $275.
- Piper Sandler has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Salesforce, which currently sits at a price target of $250.
- Credit Suisse has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Salesforce, which currently sits at a price target of $315.
- Loop Capital has decided to maintain their Hold rating on Salesforce, which currently sits at a price target of $175.
- Baird has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Salesforce, which currently sits at a price target of $260.
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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