Benzinga | Sep 15, 2021 02:25PM EDT

This Is What Smart Money Is Betting On Riot Blockchain

Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 10 uncommon options trades for Riot Blockchain (NASDAQ:RIOT). The overall sentiment shows 60.0% of the big-money traders are bullish on the stock and 40.0%, bearish. Out of all of the special options found by our algorithm, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $359,165 and 8, calls, for a total amount of $724,980.

What's The Price Target?

Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that the smart money is targeting a price range from $15.0 to $65.0 for Riot Blockchain in the 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 Riot Blockchain'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 Riot Blockchain's smart money trades within a strike price range from $15.0 to $65.0 in the last 30 days.

Riot Blockchain Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Symbol PUT/ Trade Sentiment Exp. Strike Total Trade Open Volume CALL Type Date Price Price InterestRIOT CALL SWEEP BULLISH 10/15/ $35.00 $38.2K 2.5K 1.2K 21RIOT CALL SWEEP BEARISH 10/15/ $35.00 $59.7K 2.5K 1.0K 21RIOT CALL TRADE BULLISH 10/15/ $30.00 $68.7K 1.7K 610 21RIOT CALL SWEEP BULLISH 10/15/ $30.00 $66.3K 1.7K 375 21RIOT CALL SWEEP BEARISH 10/15/ $35.00 $31.6K 2.5K 484 21

Where Is Riot Blockchain Standing Right Now?

* With a volume of 6,858,698, the price of RIOT is up 3.68% over the last 24 hours at $29.9.

* RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.

* Next earnings are expected to be released in 54 days.

What The Experts Say On Riot Blockchain:

* B. Riley Securities has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Riot Blockchain, which currently sits at a price target of $51.0.

* B. Riley Securities has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Riot Blockchain, which currently sits at a price target of $82.0.

* HC Wainwright & Co. has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Riot Blockchain, which currently sits at a price target of $50.0.

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