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What Are Whales Doing With Trade Desk

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Trade Desk.

Looking at options history for Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) we detected 17 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 52% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 47% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 10 are puts, for a total amount of $468,105 and 7, calls, for a total amount of $253,159.

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 $35.0 to $110.0 for Trade Desk over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

Looking at the volume and open interest is a powerful move while trading options. This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Trade Desk'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 Trade Desk's whale trades within a strike price range from $35.0 to $110.0 in the last 30 days.

Trade Desk 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
TTD PUT TRADE BULLISH 07/15/22 $50.00 $105.6K 2.2K 0
TTD PUT SWEEP BEARISH 01/20/23 $51.00 $67.9K 220 140
TTD CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/19/24 $35.00 $61.2K 204 26
TTD PUT TRADE BEARISH 10/21/22 $110.00 $59.7K 45 10
TTD CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/20/23 $51.00 $49.7K 1.0K 16

Where Is Trade Desk Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 3,078,723, the price of TTD is up 12.04% at $50.24.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 87 days.

What The Experts Say On Trade Desk:

  • DA Davidson has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Trade Desk, which currently sits at a price target of $65.
  • Oppenheimer has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Trade Desk, which currently sits at a price target of $60.
  • RBC Capital has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Trade Desk, which currently sits at a price target of $85.
  • Keybanc has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Trade Desk, which currently sits at a price target of $55.
  • Keybanc has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Trade Desk, which currently sits at a price target of $90.

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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