Unpacking the Latest Options Trading Trends in Block

Financial giants have made a conspicuous bullish move on Block. Our analysis of options history for Block SQ revealed 13 unusual trades.

Delving into the details, we found 38% of traders were bullish, while 38% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 5 were puts, with a value of $1,990,755, and 8 were calls, valued at $323,133.

What's The Price Target?

After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it's evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band between $80.0 and $135.0 for Block, spanning the last three months.

Insights into Volume & Open Interest

Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.

This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Block'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 Block's whale activity within a strike price range from $80.0 to $135.0 in the last 30 days.

Block Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

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Noteworthy Options Activity:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Ask Bid Price Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
SQ PUT SWEEP BEARISH 01/16/26 $49.75 $49.55 $49.75 $135.00 $840.7K 1.2K 169
SQ PUT SWEEP BEARISH 01/16/26 $49.75 $49.55 $49.75 $135.00 $781.0K 1.2K 169
SQ PUT SWEEP BEARISH 01/16/26 $50.5 $49.55 $49.75 $135.00 $293.5K 1.2K 400
SQ CALL SWEEP BULLISH 03/21/25 $2.67 $2.6 $2.66 $105.00 $56.6K 2.1K 215
SQ CALL TRADE BULLISH 09/19/25 $15.5 $15.0 $15.3 $85.00 $48.9K 616 32

About Block

Founded in 2009, Block provides payment services to merchants, along with related services. The company also launched Cash App, a person-to-person payment network. In 2023, Square's payment volume was a little over $200 million.

Where Is Block Standing Right Now?

  • With a trading volume of 903,961, the price of SQ is up by 2.18%, reaching $86.84.
  • Current RSI values indicate that the stock is may be approaching oversold.
  • Next earnings report is scheduled for 49 days from now.

What The Experts Say On Block

5 market experts have recently issued ratings for this stock, with a consensus target price of $101.4.

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