A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Datadog.
Looking at options history for Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG) we detected 15 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 20% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 80% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $139,890 and 13, calls, for a total amount of $994,050.
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 $50.0 to $145.0 for Datadog over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Datadog options trades today is 789.78 with a total volume of 1,325.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Datadog's big money trades within a strike price range of $50.0 to $145.0 over the last 30 days.
Datadog 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DDOG | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 07/15/22 | $145.00 | $162.0K | 51 | 300 |
| DDOG | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 07/15/22 | $145.00 | $161.8K | 51 | 0 |
| DDOG | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 07/15/22 | $145.00 | $160.5K | 51 | 200 |
| DDOG | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 03/18/22 | $130.00 | $110.2K | 890 | 63 |
| DDOG | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/19/24 | $130.00 | $106.2K | 64 | 25 |
Where Is Datadog Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 2,628,481, the price of DDOG is down -6.35% at $133.16.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 59 days.
What The Experts Say On Datadog:
- Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Datadog, which currently sits at a price target of $210.
- Raymond James has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Datadog, which currently sits at a price target of $210.
- Needham has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Datadog, which currently sits at a price target of $190.
- Rosenblatt has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Datadog, which currently sits at a price target of $195.
- Keybanc upgraded its action to Overweight with a price target of $210
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