This Is What Whales Are Betting On Airbnb


27% profits every 20 days?

This is what Nic Chahine averages with his options buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads... BUYING options. Most traders don't even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here's how he does it.


A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Airbnb.

Looking at options history for Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB) we detected 40 strange trades.

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

From the overall spotted trades, 30 are puts, for a total amount of $2,329,763 and 10, calls, for a total amount of $670,129.

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 $100.0 to $160.0 for Airbnb over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Airbnb options trades today is 1344.56 with a total volume of 11,044.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Airbnb's big money trades within a strike price range of $100.0 to $160.0 over the last 30 days.

Airbnb Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

SymbolPUT/CALLTrade TypeSentimentExp. DateStrike PriceTotal Trade PriceOpen InterestVolume
ABNBCALLTRADEBEARISH06/21/24$130.00$285.0K1.1K114
ABNBPUTSWEEPBEARISH08/18/23$140.00$256.7K5.6K1.6K
ABNBPUTTRADEBEARISH10/20/23$145.00$203.2K1.8K637
ABNBPUTSWEEPBEARISH06/21/24$130.00$192.6K623115
ABNBPUTSWEEPBULLISH08/11/23$141.00$148.0K368244

Where Is Airbnb Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 4,371,880, the price of ABNB is down -1.68% at $133.68.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 81 days.

What The Experts Say On Airbnb:

  • Mizuho has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Airbnb, which currently sits at a price target of $150.
  • Wells Fargo has decided to maintain their Underweight rating on Airbnb, which currently sits at a price target of $114.
  • Credit Suisse has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Airbnb, which currently sits at a price target of $165.
  • Needham downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $160
  • Baird has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Airbnb, which currently sits at a price target of $140.

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.

If you want to stay updated on the latest options trades for Airbnb, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.


27% profits every 20 days?

This is what Nic Chahine averages with his options buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads... BUYING options. Most traders don't even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here's how he does it.


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