<p>Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bearish stance on <strong>CrowdStrike Holdings</strong> (NASDAQ:CRWD).</p>
<p>And retail traders should know.</p>
<p>We noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.</p>
<p>Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this big happens with CRWD, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.</p>
<p>So how do we know what these investors just did? </p>
<p>Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 35 uncommon options trades for CrowdStrike Holdings.</p>
<p>This isn't normal.</p>
<p>The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 37% bullish and 51%, bearish.</p>
<p>Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 10 are puts, for a total amount of $3,450,632, and 25 are calls, for a total amount of $1,439,375.</p>
<h3>Projected Price Targets</h3>
<p>Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $450.0 to $630.0 for CrowdStrike Holdings during the past quarter. </p>
<h3>Volume &amp; Open Interest Trends</h3>
<p>In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for CrowdStrike Holdings options trades today is 393.88 with a total volume of 6,934.00.</p>
<p>In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for CrowdStrike Holdings's big money trades within a strike price range of $450.0 to $630.0 over the last 30 days.</p>
<h3>CrowdStrike Holdings 30-Day Option Volume &amp; Interest Snapshot</h3>
<p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1765987255_0.png?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" alt="Options Call Chart" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1765987255_0.png"/></p>

<h3>Largest Options Trades Observed:</h3>
<p></p><table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th><strong>Symbol</strong></th>
<th><strong>PUT/CALL</strong></th>
<th><strong>Trade Type</strong></th>
<th><strong>Sentiment</strong></th>
<th><strong>Exp. Date</strong></th>
<th><strong>Ask</strong></th>
<th><strong>Bid</strong></th>
<th><strong>Price</strong></th>
<th><strong>Strike Price</strong></th>
<th><strong>Total Trade Price</strong></th>
<th align="right"><strong>Open Interest</strong></th>
<th align="right"><strong>Volume</strong></th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>CRWD</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>06/17/27</td>
<td>$114.75</td>
<td>$108.0</td>
<td>$110.0</td>
<td>$520.00</td>
<td>$1.6M</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">150</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CRWD</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>01/15/27</td>
<td>$95.95</td>
<td>$89.0</td>
<td>$90.5</td>
<td>$510.00</td>
<td>$1.3M</td>
<td align="right">19</td>
<td align="right">150</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CRWD</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>12/18/26</td>
<td>$106.0</td>
<td>$100.6</td>
<td>$103.0</td>
<td>$450.00</td>
<td>$247.2K</td>
<td align="right">213</td>
<td align="right">24</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CRWD</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>01/15/27</td>
<td>$60.2</td>
<td>$59.8</td>
<td>$59.8</td>
<td>$450.00</td>
<td>$119.6K</td>
<td align="right">693</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CRWD</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>03/19/27</td>
<td>$57.15</td>
<td>$54.0</td>
<td>$57.15</td>
<td>$630.00</td>
<td>$114.3K</td>
<td align="right">30</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table><p></p>
<h3>About CrowdStrike Holdings</h3>
<p>CrowdStrike is a cloud-based cybersecurity company specializing in next-generation security verticals such as endpoint, cloud workload, identity, and security operations. CrowdStrike's primary offering is its Falcon platform that offers a proverbial single pane of glass for an enterprise to detect and respond to security threats attacking its IT infrastructure. The Texas-based firm was founded in 2011 and went public in 2019.</p>
<p>After a thorough review of the options trading surrounding CrowdStrike Holdings, we move to examine the company in more detail. This includes an assessment of its current market status and performance.</p>
<h3>Current Position of CrowdStrike Holdings</h3>
<ul>
<li>With a volume of 539,765, the price of CRWD is down -2.51% at $476.27. </li>
<li>RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.</li>
<li>Next earnings are expected to be released in 76 days.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Professional Analyst Ratings for CrowdStrike Holdings</h3>
<p>Over the past month, 5 industry analysts have shared their insights on this stock, proposing an average target price of $552.4.</p>
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* Maintaining their stance, an analyst from JP Morgan continues to hold a Overweight rating for CrowdStrike Holdings, targeting a price of $582. 
* An analyst from Canaccord Genuity has decided to maintain their Hold rating on CrowdStrike Holdings, which currently sits at a price target of $515. 
* Reflecting concerns, an analyst from Wedbush lowers its rating to Outperform with a new price target of $600.
* An analyst from Macquarie has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on CrowdStrike Holdings, which currently sits at a price target of $485. 
* An analyst from DA Davidson persists with their Buy rating on CrowdStrike Holdings, maintaining a target price of $580. </p>
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<p>Investors are showing a bearish stance on CrowdStrike Holdings (NASDAQ:CRWD) with 35 uncommon options trades spotted, split between 37% bullish and 51% bearish. The trades include 10 puts totaling $3.45M and 25 calls totaling $1.44M, with a price target range of $450 to $630. Analysts have mixed ratings, with target prices ranging from $485 to $600. The stock is currently down 2.51% at $476.27, with RSI indicators suggesting it may be oversold. Next earnings are expected in 76 days.</p>

Behind the Scenes of CrowdStrike Holdings's Latest Options Trends