Smart Money Is Betting Big In CRWD Options

Author: Benzinga Insights | April 08, 2024 03:31pm

Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bearish stance on CrowdStrike Holdings.

Looking at options history for CrowdStrike Holdings (NASDAQ:CRWD) we detected 62 trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 45% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 54% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 31 are puts, for a total amount of $1,899,283 and 31, calls, for a total amount of $1,203,252.

Predicted Price Range

After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it's evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band between $55.0 and $500.0 for CrowdStrike Holdings, spanning the last three months.

Insights into Volume & Open Interest

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for CrowdStrike Holdings options trades today is 474.67 with a total volume of 4,626.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for CrowdStrike Holdings's big money trades within a strike price range of $55.0 to $500.0 over the last 30 days.

CrowdStrike Holdings Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days

Significant Options Trades Detected:

Symbol	PUT/CALL	Trade Type	Sentiment	Exp. Date	Ask	Bid	Price	Strike Price	Total Trade Price	Open Interest	Volume
CRWD	PUT	SWEEP	BEARISH	04/17/25	$58.1	$56.95	$58.1	$330.00	$139.4K	38	47
CRWD	PUT	TRADE	BULLISH	04/17/25	$58.25	$58.0	$58.0	$330.00	$116.0K	38	95
CRWD	PUT	SWEEP	BEARISH	04/17/25	$58.3	$57.25	$58.3	$330.00	$110.7K	38	234
CRWD	PUT	SWEEP	BEARISH	04/17/25	$58.05	$57.25	$58.05	$330.00	$110.2K	38	176
CRWD	PUT	SWEEP	BEARISH	04/17/25	$58.1	$58.05	$58.1	$330.00	$104.5K	38	256

About CrowdStrike Holdings

CrowdStrike is a cloud-based cybersecurity company specializing in next-generation security verticals such as endpoint, cloud workload, identity, and security operations. CrowdStrike's primary offering is its Falcon platform that offers a proverbial single pane of glass for an enterprise to detect and respond to security threats attacking its IT infrastructure. The Texas-based firm was founded in 2011 and went public in 2019.

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

CrowdStrike Holdings's Current Market Status

• Trading volume stands at 1,027,963, with CRWD's price up by 0.16%, positioned at $316.0.
• RSI indicators show the stock to be may be approaching oversold.
• Earnings announcement expected in 51 days.

Expert Opinions on CrowdStrike Holdings

4 market experts have recently issued ratings for this stock, with a consensus target price of $385.5.

• An analyst from Macquarie has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on CrowdStrike Holdings, which currently sits at a price target of $370.
• An analyst from Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on CrowdStrike Holdings, which currently sits at a price target of $372.
• An analyst from Rosenblatt has decided to maintain their Buy rating on CrowdStrike Holdings, which currently sits at a price target of $400.
• An analyst from Cantor Fitzgerald has revised its rating downward to Overweight, adjusting the price target to $400.

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