Moderately bullish activity in Richtech Robotics Inc (RR), with shares down 4c near $2.58. Options volume relatively light with 1261 contracts traded and calls leading puts for a put/call ratio of 0.22, compared to a typical level near 0.35. Implied volatility (IV30) is higher by 1.0 points near 106.89,in the lowest 10% of observations over the past year, suggesting an expected daily move of $0.17. Put-call skew flattened, suggesting a modestly bullish tone. Published first on TheFly – the ultimate sourc ...

Financial giants have made a conspicuous bullish move on Chevron. Our analysis of options history for Chevron (NYSE:CVX) revealed 8 unusual trades.Delving into the details, we found 37% of traders were bullish, while 0% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 5 were puts, with a value of $323,680, and 3 were calls, valued at $367,240.Projected Price TargetsAfter evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it's evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band betwe ...

Time now for Options Corner. Joining us to take a deeper look at the chart is Rick Dukat, lead of Market Technician. This one's been roughed up really bad, not just this year, but last year as well.Take us through what you notice in this chart. >> As you said, a really difficult time for the software sector as a whole. Salesforce in particular here. When we look uh Salesforce in red here, down almost 40% on the year.Uh software down almost 20%. Meanwhile, the tech sector doing all right, up almost 23%. And ...

Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI).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 AAOI, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.So how do we know what these investors just did? Today, Benzinga's options ...

Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bearish stance on Whirlpool.Looking at options history for Whirlpool (NYSE:WHR) we detected 10 trades.If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 20% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 60% with bearish.From the overall spotted trades, 8 are puts, for a total amount of $583,305 and 2, calls, for a total amount of $187,500.Projected Price TargetsAfter evaluating the trading volumes and Open Inter ...

Palantir Technologies, Inc. (PLTR) stock may be forming a bottom here. Its underlying value is much higher. As a result, it makes sense to sell short out-of-the-money (OTM) puts in PLTR with one-month expiry and use the proceeds to buy 6-month in-the-money (ITM) PLTR calls. PLTR is now down to $128.71 in midday trading on Feb. 24. It's down over $65 from $194.17 on Dec. 24, 2025, a 33% drop in 2 months. That provides a huge opportunity for value buyers. More News from Barchart PLTR stock - last 6 months ...

Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on Lowe's Companies (NYSE:LOW).And retail traders should know.We noticed this today when the positions 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 LOW, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 10 options trades for Lowe's Companies.Th ...

Strategy Inc (NASDAQ:MSTR) stock was last seen trading down 4.2% at $125.53, falling with the broader crypto sector as investors unpack President Donald Trump's latest global tariff threat of 15%. Earlier today Bitcoin (BTC) fell to a bottom of $64,830. The sector has struggled in 2026, but that certainty hasn't kept options traders away.MSTR has once again landed on Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White's list of stocks seeing the most options volume in the past 10 days. In this timeframe, the crypto sto ...

Financial giants have made a conspicuous bearish move on Capital One Financial. Our analysis of options history for Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) revealed 32 unusual trades.Delving into the details, we found 37% of traders were bullish, while 46% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 29 were puts, with a value of $2,276,752, and 3 were calls, valued at $95,300.Projected Price TargetsTaking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have bee ...

Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bearish stance on Visa (NYSE:V).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 V, 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 29 uncommon ...