Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on Booking Holdings (NASDAQ:BKNG).

And retail traders should know.

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

Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this big happens with BKNG, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.

So how do we know what these investors just did?

Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 52 uncommon options trades for Booking Holdings.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 40% bullish and 34%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 19 are puts, for a total amount of $1,433,309, and 33 are calls, for a total amount of $2,672,729.

Expected Price Movements

Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $2000.0 to $4500.0 for Booking Holdings over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Trends

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 Booking 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 Booking Holdings's whale trades within a strike price range from $2000.0 to $4500.0 in the last 30 days.

Booking Holdings Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days

Significant Options Trades Detected:

About Booking Holdings

Following our analysis of the options activities associated with Booking Holdings, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.

Current Position of Booking Holdings

• Trading volume stands at 69,854, with BKNG's price up by 1.31%, positioned at $3707.84.
• RSI indicators show the stock to be may be approaching oversold.
• Earnings announcement expected in 6 days.

What The Experts Say On Booking Holdings

Over the past month, 5 industry analysts have shared their insights on this stock, proposing an average target price of $4259.4.

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