Block Unusual Options Activity For October 16

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Block.

Looking at options history for Block SQ we detected 23 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 56% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 43% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 15 are puts, for a total amount of $757,051 and 8, calls, for a total amount of $379,232.

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 $27.5 to $75.0 for Block 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 Block'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 Block's whale trades within a strike price range from $27.5 to $75.0 in the last 30 days.

Block 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
SQ PUT SWEEP NEUTRAL 02/16/24 $55.00 $121.0K 544 100
SQ PUT SWEEP BULLISH 03/15/24 $47.50 $103.0K 791 0
SQ PUT SWEEP BULLISH 03/15/24 $40.00 $99.6K 1.5K 281
SQ CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/19/24 $47.50 $85.9K 1.1K 245
SQ PUT TRADE BULLISH 04/19/24 $45.00 $66.1K 2.9K 100

Where Is Block Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 5,007,222, the price of SQ is up 3.82% at $44.82.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 17 days.

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.

If you want to stay updated on the latest options trades for Block, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.

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