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Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK).
And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when the positions showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this big happens with ADSK, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 10 options trades for Autodesk.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 40% bullish and 30%, bearish.
Out of all of the options we uncovered, there was 1 put, for a total amount of $34,860, and 9, calls, for a total amount of $536,920.
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $240.0 to $270.0 for Autodesk over the last 3 months.
Assessing the volume and open interest is a strategic step in options trading. These metrics shed light on the liquidity and investor interest in Autodesk's options at specified strike prices. The forthcoming data visualizes the fluctuation in volume and open interest for both calls and puts, linked to Autodesk's substantial trades, within a strike price spectrum from $240.0 to $270.0 over the preceding 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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ADSK | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 08/16/24 | $5.6 | $5.1 | $5.4 | $250.00 | $76.6K | 1.5K | 432 |
ADSK | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 08/16/24 | $5.6 | $5.2 | $5.4 | $250.00 | $69.6K | 1.5K | 809 |
ADSK | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 08/16/24 | $5.6 | $5.4 | $5.4 | $250.00 | $69.6K | 1.5K | 575 |
ADSK | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/17/25 | $13.6 | $13.1 | $13.6 | $270.00 | $68.0K | 2.0K | 0 |
ADSK | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 08/16/24 | $5.6 | $5.1 | $5.4 | $250.00 | $61.0K | 1.5K | 319 |
Founded in 1982, Autodesk is an application software company that serves industries in architecture, engineering, and construction; product design and manufacturing; and media and entertainment. Autodesk software enables design, modeling, and rendering needs of these industries. The company has over 4 million paid subscribers across 180 countries.
After a thorough review of the options trading surrounding Autodesk, we move to examine the company in more detail. This includes an assessment of its current market status and performance.
In the last month, 5 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $260.8.
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