A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on PDD Holdings.
Looking at options history for PDD Holdings (NASDAQ:PDD) we detected 18 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 33% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 66% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 11 are puts, for a total amount of $567,707 and 7, calls, for a total amount of $408,560.
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 $55.0 to $100.0 for PDD Holdings over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.
This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for PDD Holdings'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 PDD Holdings's whale activity within a strike price range from $55.0 to $100.0 in the last 30 days.
PDD Holdings 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDD | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/16/23 | $65.00 | $144.0K | 4.5K | 341 |
| PDD | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 07/21/23 | $75.00 | $89.3K | 375 | 854 |
| PDD | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 05/19/23 | $60.00 | $81.6K | 1.0K | 612 |
| PDD | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 07/21/23 | $75.00 | $78.6K | 375 | 308 |
| PDD | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/17/25 | $90.00 | $77.6K | 366 | 25 |
Where Is PDD Holdings Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 5,436,463, the price of PDD is down -4.68% at $67.4.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 44 days.
What The Experts Say On PDD Holdings:
- Barclays has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on PDD Holdings, which currently sits at a price target of $100.
- Benchmark has decided to maintain their Buy rating on PDD Holdings, which currently sits at a price target of $106.
- HSBC has decided to maintain their Buy rating on PDD Holdings, which currently sits at a price target of $115.
- Citigroup has decided to maintain their Buy rating on PDD Holdings, which currently sits at a price target of $115.
- UBS has decided to maintain their Buy rating on PDD Holdings, which currently sits at a price target of $100.
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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