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Rivian Automotive Whale Trades For March 17

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

Looking at options history for Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ:RIVN) we detected 45 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 44% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 55% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 27 are puts, for a total amount of $18,495,074 and 18, calls, for a total amount of $740,244.

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 $135.0 for Rivian Automotive 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 Rivian Automotive'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 Rivian Automotive's whale trades within a strike price range from $20.0 to $135.0 in the last 30 days.

Rivian Automotive Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
RIVN PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 03/18/22 $135.00 $6.1M 662 662
RIVN PUT SWEEP BEARISH 03/18/22 $100.00 $5.9M 2.7K 12
RIVN PUT SWEEP BULLISH 03/18/22 $95.00 $1.5M 677 657
RIVN PUT SWEEP BEARISH 09/16/22 $100.00 $1.3M 275 231
RIVN PUT SWEEP BULLISH 03/18/22 $95.00 $819.6K 677 357

Where Is Rivian Automotive Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 17,103,437, the price of RIVN is up 1.32% at $42.13.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 63 days.

What The Experts Say On Rivian Automotive:

  • Wedbush has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Rivian Automotive, which currently sits at a price target of $60.
  • Piper Sandler has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Rivian Automotive, which currently sits at a price target of $130.
  • RBC Capital has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Rivian Automotive, which currently sits at a price target of $100.
  • Wells Fargo has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on Rivian Automotive, which currently sits at a price target of $70.
  • Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Rivian Automotive, which currently sits at a price target of $85.

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.

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