Benzinga | Jan 11, 2022 11:09AM EST

Salesforce.com Whale Trades Spotted

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bullish stance on Salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM).

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 CRM, 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 10 uncommon options trades for Salesforce.com.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 60% bullish and 40%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 6 are puts, for a total amount of $388,314, and 4 are calls, for a total amount of $167,879.

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 $210.0 to $420.0 for Salesforce.com 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 Salesforce.com'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 Salesforce.com's whale activity within a strike price range from $210.0 to $420.0 in the last 30 days.

Salesforce.com 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 InterestCRM PUT TRADE BEARISH 02/18/ $290.00 $155.2K 396 25 22CRM CALL SWEEP BEARISH 06/17/ $230.00 $86.6K 1.9K 111 22CRM PUT SWEEP BULLISH 06/17/ $230.00 $83.6K 3.1K 97 22CRM PUT SWEEP BULLISH 05/20/ $230.00 $42.9K 679 38 22CRM PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 01/28/ $230.00 $42.0K 324 60 22

Where Is Salesforce.com Standing Right Now?

* With a volume of 2,130,517, the price of CRM is up 0.08% at $229.81.

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

* Next earnings are expected to be released in 44 days.

What The Experts Say On Salesforce.com:

* UBS downgraded its action to Neutral with a price target of $265

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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