Benzinga | Dec 30, 2021 01:38PM EST

Lucid Gr Whale Trades Spotted

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Lucid Gr (NASDAQ:LCID).

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 LCID, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.

Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 15 options trades for Lucid Gr.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 46% bullish and 53%, bearish.

Out of all of the options we uncovered, there was 1 put, for a total amount of $111,500, and 14, calls, for a total amount of $873,435..

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 $25.0 to $60.0 for Lucid Gr 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 Lucid Gr'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 Lucid Gr's whale activity within a strike price range from $25.0 to $60.0 in the last 30 days.

Lucid Gr Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Symbol PUT/ Trade Sentiment Exp. Strike Total Trade Open Volume CALL Type Date Price Price InterestLCID CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/20/ $25.00 $181.0K 10.3K 405 23LCID CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/20/ $25.00 $181.0K 10.3K 205 23LCID CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/20/ $25.00 $142.5K 10.3K 485 23LCID PUT SWEEP NEUTRAL 12/31/ $41.00 $111.5K 1.1K 540 21LCID CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/20/ $60.00 $71.0K 8.2K 118 23

Where Is Lucid Gr Standing Right Now?

* With a volume of 26,748,255, the price of LCID is up 5.63% at $39.05.

* RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.

* Next earnings are expected to be released in 47 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.

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