Benzinga | Oct 18, 2021 12:56PM EDT

Riot Blockchain Whale Trades Spotted

A whale with a lot of money to spend (and possibly insider knowledge) has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Riot Blockchain.

Looking at options history for Riot Blockchain(NASDAQ:RIOT) we detected 18 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 33.33% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 66.67% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 3 are puts, for a total amount of $445,824 and 15, calls, for a total amount of $1,443,695.

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 $20.0 to $42.0 for Riot Blockchain over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.

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 whale activity within a strike price range from $20.0 to $42.0 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 TRADE BEARISH 11/19/ $20.00 $495.0K 873 508 21RIOT PUT SWEEP BULLISH 10/22/ $32.00 $301.9K 1.5K 379 21RIOT CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 10/29/ $40.00 $141.0K 2.5K 10.7K 21RIOT CALL SWEEP BEARISH 10/22/ $24.00 $130.0K 418 358 21RIOT CALL TRADE BULLISH 10/29/ $40.00 $109.2K 2.5K 12.8K 21

Where Is Riot Blockchain Standing Right Now?

* With a volume of 11,397,788, the price of RIOT is up 7.81% at $30.02.

* RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.

* Next earnings are expected to be released in 21 days.

What The Experts Say On Riot Blockchain:

* DA Davidson downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $42.0

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