Benzinga | Jan 26, 2022 12:05PM EST

Lucid Gr Whale Trades For January 26

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bullish 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.

So how do we know what this whale just did?

Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 10 uncommon options trades for Lucid Gr.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 50% bullish and 50%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 6 are puts, for a total amount of $2,200,060, and 4 are calls, for a total amount of $151,339.

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 $20.0 to $50.0 for Lucid Gr 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 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 trades within a strike price range from $20.0 to $50.0 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 PUT TRADE BULLISH 05/20/ $20.00 $1.3M 20.0K 8.0K 22LCID PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 05/20/ $23.00 $685.8K 4.5K 2.7K 22LCID PUT TRADE BULLISH 01/28/ $48.00 $52.6K 768 40 22LCID CALL SWEEP BEARISH 02/18/ $28.00 $50.1K 260 69 22LCID CALL TRADE BEARISH 03/18/ $45.00 $46.4K 3.4K 227 22

Where Is Lucid Gr Standing Right Now?

* With a volume of 20,036,894, the price of LCID is down -1.35% at $34.98.

* RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.

* Next earnings are expected to be released in 20 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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