<p>Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bearish stance on <strong>CrowdStrike Holdings</strong>.</p>
<p>Looking at options history for CrowdStrike Holdings (NASDAQ:CRWD) we detected 43 trades.</p>
<p>If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 27% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 48% with bearish.</p>
<p>From the overall spotted trades, 8 are puts, for a total amount of $854,764 and 35, calls, for a total amount of $1,614,025.</p>
<h3>Expected Price Movements</h3>
<p>Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $240.0 to $820.0 for CrowdStrike Holdings over the recent three months. </p>
<h3>Volume &amp; Open Interest Development</h3>
<p>In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for CrowdStrike Holdings options trades today is 433.95 with a total volume of 1,978.00.</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 $240.0 to $820.0 over the last 30 days.</p>
<h3>CrowdStrike Holdings Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days</h3>
<p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1767117688_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/2025/1767117688_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>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>06/18/26</td>
<td>$51.95</td>
<td>$50.2</td>
<td>$51.95</td>
<td>$480.00</td>
<td>$218.1K</td>
<td align="right">330</td>
<td align="right">42</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CRWD</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>12/18/26</td>
<td>$59.95</td>
<td>$59.85</td>
<td>$59.95</td>
<td>$460.00</td>
<td>$179.8K</td>
<td align="right">71</td>
<td align="right">30</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CRWD</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>01/09/26</td>
<td>$6.8</td>
<td>$6.25</td>
<td>$6.5</td>
<td>$485.00</td>
<td>$130.0K</td>
<td align="right">738</td>
<td align="right">12</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CRWD</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$64.6</td>
<td>$61.3</td>
<td>$64.6</td>
<td>$540.00</td>
<td>$129.2K</td>
<td align="right">507</td>
<td align="right">22</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CRWD</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>01/09/26</td>
<td>$6.45</td>
<td>$6.0</td>
<td>$6.25</td>
<td>$485.00</td>
<td>$125.0K</td>
<td align="right">738</td>
<td align="right">391</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>Currently trading with a volume of 492,475, the CRWD's price is up by 0.01%, now at $475.96. </li>
<li>RSI readings suggest the stock is currently may be approaching oversold.</li>
<li>Anticipated earnings release is in 63 days.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Expert Opinions on CrowdStrike Holdings</h3>
<p>In the last month, 5 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $537.0.</p>
<p><strong>Unusual Options Activity Detected: Smart Money on the Move</strong></p>
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* Reflecting concerns, an analyst from Citizens lowers its rating to Market Outperform with a new price target of $500.
* Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Piper Sandler continues to hold a Neutral rating for CrowdStrike Holdings, targeting a price of $520. 
* An analyst from JP Morgan persists with their Overweight rating on CrowdStrike Holdings, maintaining a target price of $580. 
* Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Macquarie continues to hold a Neutral rating for CrowdStrike Holdings, targeting a price of $485. 
* An analyst from Wedbush downgraded its action to Outperform with a price target of $600. </p>
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<p>CrowdStrike Holdings (NASDAQ: CRWD) has seen significant bearish options activity, with 48% of trades being bearish and only 27% bullish. The total options volume includes 8 puts worth $854,764 and 35 calls worth $1,614,025. The expected price range for the stock is between $240.0 and $820.0. Currently, CRWD is trading at $475.96, with a slight increase of 0.01%. Analysts have mixed ratings, with target prices ranging from $485 to $600. The next earnings release is anticipated in 63 days.</p>

CrowdStrike Holdings Unusual Options Activity For December 30