Rocket Lab USA's Options: A Look at What the Big Money Thinks – Rocket Lab USA (NASDAQ:RKLB)

The financial giants have made a striking downward move at Rocket Lab USA. Our analysis of options history for Rocket Lab USA RKLB revealed 25 unusual trades.

Upon closer inspection, we found that 40% of traders were bullish while 56% were bearish. Of all the trades we discovered, 6 were puts valued at $367,295 and 19 were calls valued at $995,434.

Expected price movements

Taking into account the volume and open interest of these contracts, it appears that whales have targeted a price range of $5.0 to $15.0 for Rocket Lab USA over the past three months.

Insights into volume and open interest

When trading options, it is important to look at volume and open interest. This data allows you to track the liquidity and interest of Rocket Lab USA options at a specific strike price. Below we can see the evolution of call and put volume and open interest for all Rocket Lab USA whale trades within a strike price range of $5.0 to $15.0 over the past 30 days.

Rocket Lab USA Call and Put Volume: 30-Day Overview

Largest options trades observed:

About Rocket Lab USA

Rocket Lab USA Inc. is engaged in space travel, the construction of rockets and spacecraft. It provides end-to-end mission services that enable frequent and reliable access to space for civil, defense and commercial markets. It develops and manufactures the Electron and Neutron launch vehicles and the Photon satellite platform. Rocket Lab's Electron launch vehicle has launched multiple satellites for private and public sector organizations, enabling missions in national security, scientific research, space debris containment, Earth observation, climate monitoring and communications. The company operates in two segments: launch services and space systems. Geographically, the company serves Japan, Germany and the rest of the world, with major revenues coming from the United States.

After a thorough review of options trading surrounding Rocket Lab USA, we move on to examining the company in more detail. This includes an assessment of the current market status and performance.

Current market status of Rocket Lab USA

• Currently trading at a volume of 29,021,043, the price of RKLB has increased by 13.57% and is now at $8.62.
• The RSI readings suggest that the stock may currently be overbought.
• The earnings are expected to be released in 42 days.

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