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Deep-pocketed investors have adopted a bearish approach towards Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD), and it's something market players shouldn't ignore. Our tracking of public options records at Benzinga unveiled this significant move today. The identity of these investors remains unknown, but such a substantial move in TTD usually suggests something big is about to happen.
We gleaned this information from our observations today when Benzinga's options scanner highlighted 15 extraordinary options activities for Trade Desk. This level of activity is out of the ordinary.
The general mood among these heavyweight investors is divided, with 20% leaning bullish and 46% bearish. Among these notable options, 9 are puts, totaling $686,467, and 6 are calls, amounting to $254,233.
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $60.0 to $110.0 for Trade Desk over the last 3 months.
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 Trade Desk'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 Trade Desk's whale trades within a strike price range from $60.0 to $110.0 in the last 30 days.
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
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| TTD | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 06/20/25 | $4.7 | $4.4 | $4.4 | $70.00 | $176.0K | 106 | 0 |
| TTD | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 09/20/24 | $7.8 | $7.7 | $7.8 | $100.00 | $155.2K | 2.1K | 334 |
| TTD | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 06/20/25 | $16.0 | $15.25 | $15.42 | $110.00 | $72.5K | 203 | 123 |
| TTD | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 08/16/24 | $6.95 | $6.85 | $6.85 | $100.00 | $71.9K | 796 | 80 |
| TTD | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 06/20/25 | $2.72 | $2.51 | $2.65 | $60.00 | $66.2K | 99 | 0 |
The Trade Desk provides a self-service platform that helps advertisers and ad agencies programmatically find and purchase digital ad inventory (display, video, audio, and social) on different devices like computers, smartphones, and connected TVs. It utilizes data to optimize the performance of ad impressions purchased. The firm's platform is referred to as a demand-side platform in the digital ad industry. The firm generates its revenue from fees based on a percentage of what its clients spend on advertising.
After a thorough review of the options trading surrounding Trade Desk, we move to examine the company in more detail. This includes an assessment of its current market status and performance.
Over the past month, 2 industry analysts have shared their insights on this stock, proposing an average target price of $110.0.
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 want to stay updated on the latest options trades for Trade Desk, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.
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