High-rolling investors have positioned themselves bearish on Core Scientific CORZ, 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 CORZ often signals that someone has privileged information.
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 13 options trades for Core Scientific. This is not a typical pattern.
The sentiment among these major traders is split, with 30% bullish and 61% bearish. Among all the options we identified, there was one put, amounting to $37,500, and 12 calls, totaling $644,506.
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 $1.0 to $15.0 for Core Scientific 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 Core Scientific'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 Core Scientific's whale trades within a strike price range from $1.0 to $15.0 in the last 30 days.
Core Scientific Option Activity Analysis: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORZ | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/19/25 | $3.6 | $3.5 | $3.5 | $10.00 | $104.6K | 3.0K | 300 |
| CORZ | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 06/20/25 | $2.17 | $2.07 | $2.11 | $12.00 | $103.3K | 6.6K | 524 |
| CORZ | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/19/25 | $3.6 | $3.5 | $3.5 | $10.00 | $83.3K | 3.0K | 550 |
| CORZ | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 03/21/25 | $3.2 | $3.15 | $3.15 | $9.00 | $71.5K | 562 | 248 |
| CORZ | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 12/19/25 | $3.5 | $3.4 | $3.4 | $12.00 | $51.6K | 1.1K | 203 |
About Core Scientific
Core Scientific Inc is engaged in Blockchain and AI Infrastructure, Digital Asset Self-Mining, Premium Hosting, Blockchain Technology, and Artificial Intelligence related services. The business operates in two segments being; Equipment Sales and Hosting which consists of blockchain infrastructure, third-party hosting business and equipment sales to customers. Mining segment consists of digital asset mining for its account. The blockchain business generates revenue from the sale of consumption-based contracts and by providing hosting services. The digital asset mining segment earns revenue from operating a firm's owned computer equipment as part of a pool of users that process transactions conducted on one or more blockchain networks. In exchange, it receives digital currency assets.
In light of the recent options history for Core Scientific, it's now appropriate to focus on the company itself. We aim to explore its current performance.
Present Market Standing of Core Scientific
- Currently trading with a volume of 12,460,148, the CORZ's price is up by 0.22%, now at $11.34.
- RSI readings suggest the stock is currently may be approaching oversold.
- Anticipated earnings release is in 41 days.
Expert Opinions on Core Scientific
In the last month, 2 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $21.0.
Unusual Options Activity Detected: Smart Money on the Move
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