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Check Out What Whales Are Doing With ASAN

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bullish stance on Asana (NYSE:ASAN).

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

Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 29 options trades for Asana.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 62% bullish and 37%, bearish.

Out of all of the options we uncovered, there was 1 put, for a total amount of $26,400, and 28, calls, for a total amount of $1,303,290..

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 $50.0 to $92.5 for Asana over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Asana options trades today is 565.62 with a total volume of 6,681.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Asana's big money trades within a strike price range of $50.0 to $92.5 over the last 30 days.

Asana Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
ASAN CALL SWEEP BULLISH 08/19/22 $80.00 $119.0K 219 126
ASAN CALL TRADE BULLISH 12/16/22 $62.50 $93.5K 61 50
ASAN CALL TRADE BULLISH 08/19/22 $75.00 $87.7K 127 120
ASAN CALL SWEEP BULLISH 02/18/22 $62.50 $64.3K 515 289
ASAN CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 02/18/22 $70.00 $59.0K 1.2K 618

Where Is Asana Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 3,856,712, the price of ASAN is up 12.55% at $68.69.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 27 days.

What The Experts Say On Asana:

  • Keybanc has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Asana, which currently sits at a price target of $97.

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.

If you are already an options trader or would like to get started, head on over to Benzinga Pro. Benzinga Pro gives you up-to-date news and analytics to empower your investing and trading strategy.

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