Block Unusual Options Activity

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Block. Looking…

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Block.

Looking at options history for Block (NYSE:SQ) we detected 17 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 52% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 47% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $543,165 and 13, calls, for a total amount of $546,029.

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 $60.0 to $130.0 for Block over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Block options trades today is 2109.38 with a total volume of 6,963.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Block’s big money trades within a strike price range of $60.0 to $130.0 over the last 30 days.

Block Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Options Call Chart

Biggest Options Spotted:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
SQ PUT TRADE BEARISH 08/18/23 $80.00 $384.0K 276 0
SQ CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/19/24 $85.00 $124.3K 3.5K 0
SQ PUT SWEEP BULLISH 06/21/24 $77.50 $99.7K 1.1K 251
SQ CALL SWEEP BULLISH 06/20/25 $85.00 $45.8K 368 135
SQ CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/17/25 $130.00 $45.2K 10.2K 976

Where Is Block Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 2,231,453, the price of SQ is up 0.13% at $62.94.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 38 days.

Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.

If you want to stay updated on the latest options trades for Block, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.

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