Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bullish stance on Rivian Automotive RIVN.
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 RIVN, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
So how do we know what this whale just did?
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 36 uncommon options trades for Rivian Automotive.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 52% bullish and 47%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $204,805, and 32 are calls, for a total amount of $1,623,272.
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 $17.5 to $100.0 for Rivian Automotive over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Rivian Automotive options trades today is 4355.32 with a total volume of 41,040.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Rivian Automotive's big money trades within a strike price range of $17.5 to $100.0 over the last 30 days.
Rivian Automotive Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Biggest Options Spotted:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIVN | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 11/18/22 | $40.00 | $256.0K | 5.8K | 2.2K |
| RIVN | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/20/23 | $35.00 | $151.0K | 8.7K | 366 |
| RIVN | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 10/21/22 | $35.00 | $77.4K | 3.0K | 313 |
| RIVN | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/16/22 | $37.00 | $76.6K | 3.1K | 1.4K |
| RIVN | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/20/23 | $35.00 | $75.0K | 8.7K | 166 |
Where Is Rivian Automotive Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 22,413,218, the price of RIVN is up 1.34% at $37.38.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 97 days.
What The Experts Say On Rivian Automotive:
- Mizuho has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Rivian Automotive, which currently sits at a price target of $65.
- DA Davidson has decided to maintain their Underperform rating on Rivian Automotive, which currently sits at a price target of $27.
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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