Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB).
And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don’t know. But when something this big happens with RKLB, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
So how do we know what these investors just did?
Today, Benzinga‘s options scanner spotted 45 uncommon options trades for Rocket Lab.
This isn’t normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 35% bullish and 33%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 12 are puts, for a total amount of $966,339, and 33 are calls, for a total amount of $3,000,778.
Predicted Price Range
Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $25.0 to $125.0 for Rocket Lab during the past quarter.
Volume & Open Interest Trends
In today’s trading context, the average open interest for options of Rocket Lab stands at 2502.78, with a total volume reaching 9,502.00. The accompanying chart delineates the progression of both call and put option volume and open interest for high-value trades in Rocket Lab, situated within the strike price corridor from $25.0 to $125.0, throughout the last 30 days.
Rocket Lab Call and Put Volume: 30-Day Overview
Biggest Options Spotted:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RKLB | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 12/18/26 | $52.5 | $50.25 | $52.5 | $40.00 | $525.0K | 4.0K | 100 |
| RKLB | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 12/18/26 | $52.5 | $50.5 | $52.5 | $40.00 | $525.0K | 4.0K | 100 |
| RKLB | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/30/26 | $7.1 | $6.55 | $6.9 | $88.00 | $276.0K | 280 | 861 |
| RKLB | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 12/18/26 | $52.8 | $52.8 | $52.8 | $40.00 | $264.0K | 4.0K | 250 |
| RKLB | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/15/27 | $53.45 | $53.0 | $53.0 | $40.00 | $259.7K | 4.4K | 52 |
About Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab Corp is engaged in space, building rockets, and spacecraft. It provides end-to-end mission services that provide frequent and reliable access to space for civil, defense, and commercial markets. It designs and manufactures the Electron and Neutron launch vehicles and Photon satellite platform. Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle has delivered multiple satellites to orbit for private and public sector organizations, enabling operations in national security, scientific research, space debris mitigation, Earth observation, climate monitoring, and communications. The business operates in two segments Launch Services and Space Systems. Geographically it serves Japan, Germany, and rest of the world and earns key revenue from the United States.
Current Position of Rocket Lab
- Trading volume stands at 8,078,638, with RKLB’s price up by 0.23%, positioned at $86.78.
- RSI indicators show the stock to be may be overbought.
- Earnings announcement expected in 43 days.
Expert Opinions on Rocket Lab
Over the past month, 2 industry analysts have shared their insights on this stock, proposing an average target price of $87.5.
- An analyst from Needham persists with their Buy rating on Rocket Lab, maintaining a target price of $90.
- Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Stifel continues to hold a Buy rating for Rocket Lab, targeting a price of $85.
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