Benzinga | Dec 20, 2021 10:11AM EST

This Is What Whales Are Betting On Adobe

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

Looking at options history for Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) we detected 14 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 64% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 35% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $160,515 and 9, calls, for a total amount of $377,699.

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 $480.0 to $880.0 for Adobe 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 Adobe'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 Adobe's whale trades within a strike price range from $480.0 to $880.0 in the last 30 days.

Adobe 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 InterestADBE CALL TRADE BEARISH 12/23/ $570.00 $69.1K 1.4K 349 21ADBE CALL SWEEP BEARISH 12/23/ $570.00 $60.4K 1.4K 519 21ADBE CALL TRADE BEARISH 07/15/ $560.00 $56.0K 38 10 22ADBE CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/20/ $530.00 $45.3K 48 5 23ADBE PUT TRADE BULLISH 02/18/ $545.00 $34.8K 21 34 22

Where Is Adobe Standing Right Now?

* With a volume of 509,315, the price of ADBE is down -1.23% at $549.77.

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

* Next earnings are expected to be released in 92 days.

What The Experts Say On Adobe:

* B of A Securities has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Adobe, which currently sits at a price target of $640.

* Citigroup has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Adobe, which currently sits at a price target of $611.

* Barclays has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Adobe, which currently sits at a price target of $665.

* Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Adobe, which currently sits at a price target of $652.

* BMO Capital has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Adobe, which currently sits at a price target of $650.

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