Benzinga | Dec 29, 2021 10:23AM EST

Check Out What Whales Are Doing With ADBE

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE).

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 ADBE, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.

So how do we know what this whale just did?

Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 12 uncommon options trades for Adobe.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 33% bullish and 66%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 7 are puts, for a total amount of $545,075, and 5 are calls, for a total amount of $263,364.

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 $290.0 to $665.0 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 $290.0 to $665.0 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 PUT TRADE BULLISH 12/31/ $640.00 $137.7K 32 19 21ADBE PUT SWEEP BULLISH 12/31/ $620.00 $100.3K 165 60 21ADBE PUT TRADE BULLISH 12/31/ $620.00 $100.0K 165 40 21ADBE CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 01/21/ $290.00 $84.4K 19 0 22ADBE PUT SWEEP NEUTRAL 09/16/ $500.00 $65.9K 301 22 22

Where Is Adobe Standing Right Now?

* With a volume of 328,415, the price of ADBE is down -0.26% at $567.86.

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

* Next earnings are expected to be released in 83 days.

What The Experts Say On Adobe:

* JP Morgan downgraded its action to Neutral with a price target of $680

* Piper Sandler has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Adobe, which currently sits at a price target of $630.

* 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.

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

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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