Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU).
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 ROKU, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 15 options trades for Roku.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 26% bullish and 73%, bearish.
Out of all of the options we uncovered, 14 are puts, for a total amount of $607,290, and there was 1 call, for a total amount of $85,180.
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 $80.0 to $420.0 for Roku 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 Roku'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 Roku's whale activity within a strike price range from $80.0 to $420.0 in the last 30 days.
Roku 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROKU | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 05/13/22 | $100.00 | $91.0K | 754 | 51 |
| ROKU | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/20/23 | $90.00 | $85.1K | 439 | 0 |
| ROKU | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 06/17/22 | $80.00 | $72.0K | 1.2K | 205 |
| ROKU | PUT | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/19/24 | $420.00 | $64.5K | 20 | 0 |
| ROKU | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/19/24 | $140.00 | $62.2K | 454 | 0 |
Where Is Roku Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 525,552, the price of ROKU is down -6.34% at $95.95.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 89 days.
What The Experts Say On Roku:
- Deutsche Bank has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Roku, which currently sits at a price target of $150.
- Rosenblatt downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $188
- Citigroup has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Roku, which currently sits at a price target of $175.
- Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Underweight rating on Roku, which currently sits at a price target of $105.
- Keybanc has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Roku, which currently sits at a price target of $150.
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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