High-rolling investors have positioned themselves bullish on Core Scientific CORZ, and it's important for retail traders to take note. \This activity came to our attention today through Benzinga's tracking of publicly available options data. The identities of these investors are uncertain, but such a significant move in CORZ often signals that someone has privileged information.
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 13 options trades for Core Scientific. This is not a typical pattern.
The sentiment among these major traders is split, with 46% bullish and 38% bearish. Among all the options we identified, there was one put, amounting to $95,120, and 12 calls, totaling $5,500,851.
Expected Price Movements
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $12.0 to $22.0 for Core Scientific over the last 3 months.
Analyzing Volume & Open Interest
Assessing the volume and open interest is a strategic step in options trading. These metrics shed light on the liquidity and investor interest in Core Scientific's options at specified strike prices. The forthcoming data visualizes the fluctuation in volume and open interest for both calls and puts, linked to Core Scientific's substantial trades, within a strike price spectrum from $12.0 to $22.0 over the preceding 30 days.
Core Scientific Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Significant Options Trades Detected:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORZ | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/15/27 | $5.95 | $2.76 | $4.4 | $22.00 | $3.7M | 3.8K | 10.5K |
| CORZ | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/16/26 | $2.85 | $2.63 | $2.85 | $22.00 | $609.6K | 9.7K | 2.1K |
| CORZ | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/15/27 | $4.3 | $4.25 | $4.3 | $22.00 | $456.6K | 3.8K | 11.6K |
| CORZ | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/15/27 | $4.15 | $4.1 | $4.1 | $22.00 | $163.9K | 3.8K | 400 |
| CORZ | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 02/21/25 | $1.55 | $1.54 | $1.55 | $15.00 | $141.6K | 9.0K | 1.4K |
About Core Scientific
Core Scientific Inc is engaged in Blockchain and AI Infrastructure, Digital Asset Self-Mining, Premium Hosting, Blockchain Technology, and Artificial Intelligence related services. The business operates in two segments being; Equipment Sales and Hosting which consists of blockchain infrastructure, third-party hosting business and equipment sales to customers. Mining segment consists of digital asset mining for its account. The blockchain business generates revenue from the sale of consumption-based contracts and by providing hosting services. The digital asset mining segment earns revenue from operating a firm's owned computer equipment as part of a pool of users that process transactions conducted on one or more blockchain networks. In exchange, it receives digital currency assets.
In light of the recent options history for Core Scientific, it's now appropriate to focus on the company itself. We aim to explore its current performance.
Present Market Standing of Core Scientific
- With a trading volume of 7,266,672, the price of CORZ is up by 6.98%, reaching $15.49.
- Current RSI values indicate that the stock is is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings report is scheduled for 67 days from now.
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