Benzinga | Dec 17, 2021 10:49AM EST

Looking At DoorDash's Recent Whale Trades

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on DoorDash.

Looking at options history for DoorDash (NYSE:DASH) we detected 11 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 63% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 36% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 8 are puts, for a total amount of $414,699 and 3, calls, for a total amount of $237,694.

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 $135.0 to $230.0 for DoorDash over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.

This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for DoorDash'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 DoorDash's whale activity within a strike price range from $135.0 to $230.0 in the last 30 days.

DoorDash 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 InterestDASH CALL TRADE BULLISH 05/20/ $140.00 $132.5K 11 47 22DASH PUT TRADE BEARISH 12/17/ $200.00 $119.1K 413 0 21DASH PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 01/21/ $180.00 $59.7K 1.5K 0 22DASH PUT SWEEP BULLISH 08/19/ $135.00 $55.2K 0 0 22DASH CALL SWEEP BULLISH 05/20/ $150.00 $52.6K 183 0 22

Where Is DoorDash Standing Right Now?

* With a volume of 1,044,630.00, the price of DASH is up 0.9% at $145.74.

* RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be oversold.

* Next earnings are expected to be released in 69 days.

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