This Is What Whales Are Betting On Palo Alto Networks


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 Palo Alto Networks.

Looking at options history for Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) we detected 19 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 21% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 78% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 3 are puts, for a total amount of $181,755 and 16, calls, for a total amount of $981,185.

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 $176.67 to $280.0 for Palo Alto Networks over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Palo Alto Networks options trades today is 799.76 with a total volume of 1,384.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Palo Alto Networks's big money trades within a strike price range of $176.67 to $280.0 over the last 30 days.

Palo Alto Networks Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

SymbolPUT/CALLTrade TypeSentimentExp. DateStrike PriceTotal Trade PriceOpen InterestVolume
PANWCALLTRADEBEARISH03/15/24$250.00$205.0K383240
PANWCALLTRADENEUTRAL01/19/24$176.67$102.7K4750
PANWPUTTRADEBEARISH01/19/24$230.00$100.0K2.8K101
PANWCALLTRADEBEARISH06/21/24$220.00$94.0K2890
PANWCALLTRADENEUTRAL06/21/24$210.00$78.4K4970

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Where Is Palo Alto Networks Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 2,526,246, the price of PANW is down -2.28% at $244.66.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 12 days.

What The Experts Say On Palo Alto Networks:

  • Keybanc has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Palo Alto Networks, which currently sits at a price target of $315.
  • Needham downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $305
  • JMP Securities downgraded its action to Market Outperform with a price target of $300

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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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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