Benzinga | Jan 21, 2022 11:31AM EST

Salesforce.com Whale Trades Spotted

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish 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 21 uncommon options trades for Salesforce.com.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 47% bullish and 52%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 11 are puts, for a total amount of $507,655, and 10 are calls, for a total amount of $515,866.

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 $195.0 to $290.0 for Salesforce.com 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 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 trades within a strike price range from $195.0 to $290.0 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 CALL SWEEP BEARISH 02/18/ $220.00 $94.9K 496 923 22CRM CALL TRADE BEARISH 02/18/ $220.00 $87.2K 496 586 22CRM PUT TRADE BULLISH 03/18/ $220.00 $75.0K 4.8K 14 22CRM PUT SWEEP BULLISH 06/17/ $240.00 $72.9K 4.2K 50 22CRM CALL TRADE BEARISH 02/25/ $235.00 $71.2K 48 126 22

Where Is Salesforce.com Standing Right Now?

* With a volume of 2,934,309, the price of CRM is down -1.02% at $220.66.

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

* Next earnings are expected to be released in 34 days.

What The Experts Say On Salesforce.com:

* Deutsche Bank has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Salesforce.com, which currently sits at a price target of $300.

* 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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