Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bullish stance on Asana ASAN.
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 ASAN, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 29 options trades for Asana.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 62% bullish and 37%, bearish.
Out of all of the options we uncovered, there was 1 put, for a total amount of $26,400, and 28, calls, for a total amount of $1,303,290..
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 $50.0 to $92.5 for Asana over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Asana options trades today is 565.62 with a total volume of 6,681.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Asana's big money trades within a strike price range of $50.0 to $92.5 over the last 30 days.
Asana Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Biggest Options Spotted:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASAN | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 08/19/22 | $80.00 | $119.0K | 219 | 126 |
| ASAN | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 12/16/22 | $62.50 | $93.5K | 61 | 50 |
| ASAN | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 08/19/22 | $75.00 | $87.7K | 127 | 120 |
| ASAN | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 02/18/22 | $62.50 | $64.3K | 515 | 289 |
| ASAN | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 02/18/22 | $70.00 | $59.0K | 1.2K | 618 |
Where Is Asana Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 3,856,712, the price of ASAN is up 12.55% at $68.69.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 27 days.
What The Experts Say On Asana:
- Keybanc has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Asana, which currently sits at a price target of $97.
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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