Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Vinco Ventures (NASDAQ:BBIG).
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 BBIG, 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 Vinco Ventures.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 20% bullish and 80%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $118,383, and 8 are calls, for a total amount of $372,370.
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 $2.0 to $10.0 for Vinco Ventures over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Vinco Ventures options trades today is 10670.0 with a total volume of 42,583.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Vinco Ventures's big money trades within a strike price range of $2.0 to $10.0 over the last 30 days.
Vinco Ventures Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Biggest Options Spotted:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBIG | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 06/03/22 | $3.00 | $89.1K | 171 | 35 |
| BBIG | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 07/15/22 | $2.00 | $87.3K | 6.8K | 1.3K |
| BBIG | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 12/16/22 | $2.50 | $51.0K | 4.3K | 1.8K |
| BBIG | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 12/16/22 | $2.50 | $50.5K | 4.3K | 2.3K |
| BBIG | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 12/16/22 | $2.50 | $46.5K | 4.3K | 2.8K |
Where Is Vinco Ventures Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 50,869,909, the price of BBIG is up 10.84% at $3.17.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 13 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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