Looking At Roblox's Recent Whale Trades

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Roblox RBLX.

And retail traders should know.

We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

Whether this is an institution or just a wealthy individual, we don't know. But when something this big happens with RBLX, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.

Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 13 options trades for Roblox.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 38.46% bullish and 61.54%, bearish.

Out of all of the options we uncovered, there was 1 put, for a total amount of $26,100.00, and 12, calls, for a total amount of $932,795.00..

What's The Price Target?

Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $95.0 to $160.0 for Roblox over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

Looking at the volume and open interest is a powerful move while trading options. This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Roblox'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 Roblox's whale trades within a strike price range from $95.0 to $160.0 in the last 30 days.

Roblox Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Options Call Chart

Biggest Options Spotted:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
RBLX CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/20/23 $100.00 $317.2K 3.2K 81
RBLX CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 12/10/21 $95.00 $119.2K 380 50
RBLX CALL SWEEP BEARISH 12/10/21 $117.00 $75.9K 705 499
RBLX CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/21/22 $125.00 $74.8K 1.8K 52
RBLX CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/20/23 $140.00 $55.1K 3.3K 1.9K

Where Is Roblox Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 7,580,819.00, the price of RBLX is up 3.27% at $116.95.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 63 days.

What The Experts Say On Roblox:

  • Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Roblox, which currently sits at a price target of $150.0.

Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.

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