High-rolling investors have positioned themselves bullish on Rocket Lab USA RKLB, 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 RKLB often signals that someone has privileged information.
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 8 options trades for Rocket Lab USA. This is not a typical pattern.
The sentiment among these major traders is split, with 37% bullish and 25% bearish. Among all the options we identified, there was one put, amounting to $26,699, and 7 calls, totaling $426,313.
Projected Price Targets
After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it's evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band between $7.0 and $40.0 for Rocket Lab USA, spanning the last three months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
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 Rocket Lab USA'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 Rocket Lab USA's whale activity within a strike price range from $7.0 to $40.0 in the last 30 days.
Rocket Lab USA 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RKLB | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/16/26 | $19.4 | $19.0 | $19.0 | $7.00 | $190.0K | 8.6K | 102 |
| RKLB | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/15/27 | $11.8 | $10.75 | $11.02 | $30.00 | $55.1K | 1.6K | 58 |
| RKLB | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 07/18/25 | $6.65 | $6.3 | $6.44 | $28.00 | $44.9K | 87 | 70 |
| RKLB | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/17/25 | $1.2 | $1.18 | $1.2 | $25.00 | $39.0K | 4.1K | 115 |
| RKLB | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 02/14/25 | $7.7 | $7.15 | $7.44 | $18.00 | $37.2K | 0 | 0 |
About Rocket Lab USA
Rocket Lab USA Inc is engaged in space, building rockets, and spacecraft. It provides end-to-end mission services that provide frequent and reliable access to space for civil, defense, and commercial markets. It designs and manufactures the Electron and Neutron launch vehicles and Photon satellite platform. Rocket Lab's Electron launch vehicle has delivered multiple satellites to orbit for private and public sector organizations, enabling operations in national security, scientific research, space debris mitigation, Earth observation, climate monitoring, and communications. The business operates in two segments being Launch Services and Space systems. Geographically it serves Japan, Germany, rest of the world and earns key revenue from the United States.
Following our analysis of the options activities associated with Rocket Lab USA, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.
Current Position of Rocket Lab USA
- Currently trading with a volume of 3,692,654, the RKLB's price is down by -7.02%, now at $25.02.
- RSI readings suggest the stock is currently is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Anticipated earnings release is in 43 days.
What The Experts Say On Rocket Lab USA
1 market experts have recently issued ratings for this stock, with a consensus target price of $31.0.
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