Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bearish stance on Robinhood Markets HOOD.
And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when the positions showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this big happens with HOOD, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 9 options trades for Robinhood Markets.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 22% bullish and 66%, bearish.
Out of all of the options we uncovered, there was 1 put, for a total amount of $38,850, and 8, calls, for a total amount of $1,210,006.
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 $25.0 to $66.0 for Robinhood Markets 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 Robinhood Markets's options at specified strike prices. The forthcoming data visualizes the fluctuation in volume and open interest for both calls and puts, linked to Robinhood Markets's substantial trades, within a strike price spectrum from $25.0 to $66.0 over the preceding 30 days.
Robinhood Markets Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days
Biggest Options Spotted:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOOD | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/16/26 | $37.9 | $37.8 | $37.9 | $25.00 | $845.1K | 32.3K | 223 |
| HOOD | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/16/26 | $39.1 | $37.4 | $37.9 | $25.00 | $102.3K | 32.3K | 250 |
| HOOD | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/16/26 | $14.75 | $12.9 | $14.05 | $65.00 | $72.9K | 7.8K | 0 |
| HOOD | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 02/28/25 | $3.9 | $2.72 | $2.99 | $60.00 | $59.8K | 4.5K | 0 |
| HOOD | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 05/16/25 | $22.7 | $21.95 | $22.31 | $40.00 | $44.6K | 8.6K | 0 |
About Robinhood Markets
Robinhood Markets Inc is creating a modern financial services platform. It designs its own products and services and delivers them through a single, app-based cloud platform supported by proprietary technology. Its vertically integrated platform has enabled the introduction of new products and services such as cryptocurrency trading, dividend reinvestment, fractional shares, recurring investments, and IPO Access. It earns transaction-based revenues from routing user orders for options, equities, and cryptocurrencies to market makers when a routed order is executed.
Robinhood Markets's Current Market Status
- Currently trading with a volume of 1,180,440, the HOOD's price is up by 0.64%, now at $60.83.
- RSI readings suggest the stock is currently may be approaching overbought.
- Anticipated earnings release is in 77 days.
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