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Sunrun Unusual Options Activity For November 03

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Sunrun (NASDAQ:RUN).

And retail traders should know.

We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

Whether this is an institution or just a wealthy individual, we don't know. But when something this big happens with RUN, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.

Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 19 options trades for Sunrun.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 31% bullish and 68%, bearish.

Out of all of the options we uncovered, there was 1 put, for a total amount of $35,250, and 18, calls, for a total amount of $1,653,057..

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 $15.0 to $27.5 for Sunrun 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 Sunrun'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 Sunrun's whale trades within a strike price range from $15.0 to $27.5 in the last 30 days.

Sunrun 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
RUN CALL TRADE BEARISH 11/18/22 $22.50 $216.5K 12.8K 1.1K
RUN CALL SWEEP BEARISH 11/18/22 $22.50 $215.2K 12.8K 1.6K
RUN CALL SWEEP BEARISH 11/18/22 $20.00 $177.0K 4.8K 1.7K
RUN CALL SWEEP BEARISH 11/18/22 $20.00 $160.6K 4.8K 2.5K
RUN CALL TRADE BULLISH 11/18/22 $15.00 $131.2K 108 253

Where Is Sunrun Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 18,475,707, the price of RUN is up 20.64% at $26.13.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 105 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 Sunrun, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.

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