Looking At Airbnb's Recent Unusual Options Activity


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.


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

Looking at options history for Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB) we detected 10 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 50% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 50% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 6 are puts, for a total amount of $370,730 and 4, calls, for a total amount of $417,511.

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 $130.0 to $200.0 for Airbnb 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 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 trades within a strike price range from $130.0 to $200.0 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
ABNBCALLSWEEPBULLISH10/20/23$135.00$244.2K1.4K1.0K
ABNBPUTSWEEPBEARISH01/19/24$145.00$159.8K1.2K0
ABNBCALLSWEEPBULLISH10/20/23$135.00$108.9K1.4K475
ABNBPUTSWEEPBEARISH10/20/23$140.00$83.0K2.8K372
ABNBPUTTRADEBEARISH09/08/23$143.00$35.6K718589

Where Is Airbnb Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 2,050,906, the price of ABNB is down -0.72% at $141.26.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 55 days.

What The Experts Say On Airbnb:

  • Citigroup has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Airbnb, which currently sits at a price target of $160.
  • Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Underweight rating on Airbnb, which currently sits at a price target of $110.
  • Tigress Financial downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $185
  • Deutsche Bank has decided to maintain their Hold rating on Airbnb, which currently sits at a price target of $105.

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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