Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on MARA Holdings (NASDAQ:MARA).
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 MARA, 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 11 uncommon options trades for MARA Holdings.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 54% bullish and 45%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $107,870, and 9 are calls, for a total amount of $895,168.
Predicted Price Range
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $23.5 to $40.0 for MARA Holdings over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Trends
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 MARA Holdings'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 MARA Holdings's whale trades within a strike price range from $23.5 to $40.0 in the last 30 days.
MARA Holdings 30-Day Option Volume & Interest Snapshot
Significant Options Trades Detected:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARA | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 02/21/25 | $4.55 | $4.4 | $4.55 | $25.00 | $455.0K | 3.6K | 1.0K |
| MARA | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 12/20/24 | $0.54 | $0.48 | $0.54 | $25.00 | $102.6K | 18.6K | 2.0K |
| MARA | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 12/27/24 | $0.93 | $0.9 | $0.9 | $26.00 | $90.0K | 5.8K | 2.2K |
| MARA | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 12/27/24 | $1.25 | $1.07 | $1.25 | $23.50 | $68.7K | 868 | 560 |
| MARA | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 06/20/25 | $6.6 | $6.5 | $6.6 | $30.00 | $66.0K | 7.6K | 133 |
About MARA Holdings
MARA Holdings Inc leverages digital asset compute to support the energy transformation. It secures the blockchain ledger and supports the energy transformation by converting clean, stranded, or underutilized energy into economic value.
In light of the recent options history for MARA Holdings, it's now appropriate to focus on the company itself. We aim to explore its current performance.
Present Market Standing of MARA Holdings
- With a volume of 11,309,613, the price of MARA is down -3.71% at $23.69.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 70 days.
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