This Is What Whales Are Betting On Airbnb


20-Year Pro Trader Reveals His "MoneyLine"

Ditch your indicators and use the "MoneyLine". A simple line tells you when to buy and sell without the guesswork. It’s a line on a chart that’s helped Nic Chahine win 83% of his options buys. Here's how he does it.


Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bullish stance on Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB).

And retail traders should know.

We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

Whether this is an institution or just a wealthy individual, we don't know. But when something this big happens with ABNB, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.

So how do we know what this whale just did?

Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 12 uncommon options trades for Airbnb.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 58% bullish and 41%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $370,715, and 7 are calls, for a total amount of $273,904.

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 $140.0 for Airbnb 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 Airbnb'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 Airbnb's whale activity within a strike price range from $100.0 to $140.0 in 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
ABNBPUTSWEEPBEARISH11/17/23$130.00$112.9K2.6K104
ABNBPUTSWEEPBULLISH01/17/25$135.00$85.3K11660
ABNBPUTSWEEPBEARISH01/19/24$110.00$71.9K7.9K0
ABNBPUTSWEEPNEUTRAL10/20/23$140.00$64.0K2.8K42
ABNBCALLSWEEPBULLISH09/01/23$128.00$50.4K314611

Where Is Airbnb Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 1,670,358, the price of ABNB is up 1.11% at $126.11.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 67 days.

What The Experts Say On Airbnb:

  • Tigress Financial downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $185
  • Citigroup has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Airbnb, which currently sits at a price target of $160.
  • Wells Fargo has decided to maintain their Underweight rating on Airbnb, which currently sits at a price target of $114.
  • Baird has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Airbnb, which currently sits at a price target of $140.
  • Mizuho has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Airbnb, which currently sits at a price target of $150.

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.


20-Year Pro Trader Reveals His "MoneyLine"

Ditch your indicators and use the "MoneyLine". A simple line tells you when to buy and sell without the guesswork. It’s a line on a chart that’s helped Nic Chahine win 83% of his options buys. Here's how he does it.


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