Benzinga | Dec 13, 2021 03:02PM EST

Check Out What Whales Are Doing With EXPE

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Expedia Group.

Looking at options history for Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) we detected 12 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 33.33% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 66.67% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $150,700.00 and 10, calls, for a total amount of $1,478,781.00.

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 $150.0 to $190.0 for Expedia Group 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 Expedia Group'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 Expedia Group's whale trades within a strike price range from $150.0 to $190.0 in the last 30 days.

Expedia Group Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Symbol PUT/ Trade Sentiment Exp. Strike Total Trade Open Volume CALL Type Date Price Price InterestEXPE CALL SWEEP BULLISH 12/17/ $150.00 $453.7K 51 430 21EXPE CALL SWEEP BEARISH 12/17/ $150.00 $296.6K 51 704 21EXPE CALL SWEEP BULLISH 12/17/ $150.00 $168.0K 51 847 21EXPE PUT SWEEP BULLISH 12/17/ $165.00 $123.9K 1.4K 267 21EXPE CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 06/17/ $170.00 $123.4K 59 5.7K 22

Where Is Expedia Group Standing Right Now?

* With a volume of 1,980,974.00, the price of EXPE is down -3.38% at $161.31.

* RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.

* Next earnings are expected to be released in 59 days.

What The Experts Say On Expedia Group:

* UBS downgraded its action to Neutral with a price target of $173.0

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