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 trades 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.
So how do we know what these investors just did?
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 11 uncommon options trades for Robinhood Markets.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 27% bullish and 54%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $62,300, and 9 are calls, for a total amount of $975,777.
Projected Price Targets
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $55.0 to $120.0 for Robinhood Markets over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Robinhood Markets options trades today is 3885.1 with a total volume of 6,311.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Robinhood Markets's big money trades within a strike price range of $55.0 to $120.0 over the last 30 days.
Robinhood Markets Option Volume And Open Interest Over 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 | TRADE | BEARISH | 08/29/25 | $11.85 | $9.3 | $9.75 | $99.00 | $487.5K | 210 | 500 |
| HOOD | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 08/29/25 | $8.75 | $8.7 | $8.75 | $100.00 | $89.0K | 1.2K | 0 |
| HOOD | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 10/17/25 | $6.25 | $6.0 | $6.05 | $120.00 | $76.2K | 4.4K | 1.3K |
| HOOD | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 08/29/25 | $6.9 | $5.55 | $6.11 | $104.00 | $73.3K | 3.1K | 509 |
| HOOD | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 02/20/26 | $16.1 | $15.6 | $15.8 | $120.00 | $71.1K | 758 | 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, fraud detection, derivatives, fractional shares, recurring investments, and others.
Having examined the options trading patterns of Robinhood Markets, our attention now turns directly to the company. This shift allows us to delve into its present market position and performance
Current Position of Robinhood Markets
- With a trading volume of 3,708,114, the price of HOOD is down by -2.2%, reaching $106.91.
- Current RSI values indicate that the stock is may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings report is scheduled for 65 days from now.
Professional Analyst Ratings for Robinhood Markets
In the last month, 5 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $119.2.
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