A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Datadog.
Looking at options history for Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG) we detected 11 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 54% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 45% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $321,145 and 7, calls, for a total amount of $253,720.
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 $95.0 to $180.0 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 1114.29 with a total volume of 1,803.00.
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 $95.0 to $180.0 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 | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 10/21/22 | $180.00 | $212.4K | 28 | 28 |
| DDOG | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 12/16/22 | $95.00 | $47.7K | 14 | 52 |
| DDOG | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 12/16/22 | $95.00 | $47.7K | 14 | 33 |
| DDOG | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 07/15/22 | $97.00 | $41.6K | 219 | 190 |
| DDOG | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 07/15/22 | $102.00 | $38.5K | 25 | 206 |
Where Is Datadog Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 1,833,337, the price of DDOG is down -3.5% at $104.5.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 24 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 $155.
- Canaccord Genuity downgraded its action to Hold with a price target of $120
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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