A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Roku.
Looking at options history for Roku ROKU we detected 29 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 37.93% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 62.07% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 18 are puts, for a total amount of $1,164,803.00 and 11, calls, for a total amount of $436,106.
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 $80Â to $480.0 for Roku over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Roku options trades today is 598.1 with a total volume of 20,002.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Roku's big money trades within a strike price range of $80Â to $480Â over the last 30 days.
Roku Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Biggest Options Spotted:
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| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROKU | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/20/23 | $115.00 | $252.0K | 247 | 300 |
| ROKU | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 09/16/22 | $300.00 | $122.7K | 667 | 12 |
| ROKU | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 12/17/21 | $220.00 | $110.0K | 3.1K | 3.8K |
| ROKU | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/20/23 | $80.00 | $86.1K | 174 | 6 |
| ROKU | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/21/22 | $480.00 | $78.5K | 209 | 9 |
Where Is Roku Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 3,311,479.00, the price of ROKU is down -4.99% at $217.81.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 66 days.
What The Experts Say On Roku:
- Truist Securities has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Roku, which currently sits at a price target of $360.0.
- MoffettNathanson downgraded its action to Sell with a price target of $220.0
- Needham has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Roku, which currently sits at a price target of $340.0.
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