Benzinga | Jan 26, 2022 02:04PM EST

Check Out What Whales Are Doing With TWLO

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Twilio.

Looking at options history for Twilio (NYSE:TWLO) we detected 13 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 23% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 76% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 8 are puts, for a total amount of $445,819 and 5, calls, for a total amount of $295,071.

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 $145.0 to $430.0 for Twilio 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 Twilio'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 Twilio's whale trades within a strike price range from $145.0 to $430.0 in the last 30 days.

Twilio 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 InterestTWLO CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/20/ $280.00 $91.4K 524 63 23TWLO CALL SWEEP BULLISH 02/11/ $200.00 $76.7K 10 50 22TWLO PUT TRADE BEARISH 07/15/ $210.00 $68.6K 181 32 22TWLO PUT TRADE BULLISH 01/28/ $275.00 $68.2K 27 8 22TWLO PUT SWEEP BEARISH 09/16/ $145.00 $62.2K 127 272 22

Where Is Twilio Standing Right Now?

* With a volume of 1,343,587, the price of TWLO is up 0.62% at $187.0.

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

* Next earnings are expected to be released in 14 days.

What The Experts Say On Twilio:

* Atlantic Equities downgraded its action to Overweight with a price target of $240

* BTIG downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $260

* Keybanc has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Twilio, which currently sits at a price target of $283.

* Cowen & Co. has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Twilio, which currently sits at a price target of $350.

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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