What Are Whales Doing With Block

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Block. Looking at options history for Block (NYSE:SQ) we detected 20 strange trades.

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

Looking at options history for Block (NYSE:SQ) we detected 20 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 25% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 75% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 15 are puts, for a total amount of $892,570 and 5, calls, for a total amount of $535,110.

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 $40.0 to $85.0 for Block 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 Block’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 Block’s whale trades within a strike price range from $40.0 to $85.0 in 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 CALL SWEEP BULLISH 12/16/22 $45.00 $300.0K 29 120
SQ PUT SWEEP BEARISH 01/20/23 $42.50 $147.0K 1.0K 300
SQ CALL TRADE BEARISH 11/18/22 $65.00 $137.1K 50 117
SQ PUT SWEEP BEARISH 06/16/23 $85.00 $118.6K 1.9K 40
SQ PUT SWEEP BULLISH 01/20/23 $40.00 $83.0K 2.1K 210

Where Is Block Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 5,807,730, the price of SQ is down -3.46% at $64.42.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 29 days.

What The Experts Say On Block:

  • Truist Securities has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Block, which currently sits at a price target of $105.
  • Piper Sandler has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Block, which currently sits at a price target of $84.
  • Credit Suisse has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Block, which currently sits at a price target of $170.

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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