A Closer Look at Rocket Lab's Options Market Dynamics

Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bullish stance on Rocket Lab.

Looking at options history for Rocket Lab RKLB we detected 20 trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 55% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 25% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 3 are puts, for a total amount of $140,584 and 17, calls, for a total amount of $1,098,481.

Predicted Price Range

After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it’s evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band between $22.0 and $80.0 for Rocket Lab, spanning the last three months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

Assessing the volume and open interest is a strategic step in options trading. These metrics shed light on the liquidity and investor interest in Rocket Lab’s options at specified strike prices. The forthcoming data visualizes the fluctuation in volume and open interest for both calls and puts, linked to Rocket Lab’s substantial trades, within a strike price spectrum from $22.0 to $80.0 over the preceding 30 days.

Rocket Lab 30-Day Option Volume & Interest Snapshot

Biggest Options Spotted:

Symbol	PUT/CALL	Trade Type	Sentiment	Exp. Date	Ask	Bid	Price	Strike Price	Total Trade Price	Open Interest	Volume
RKLB	CALL	TRADE	BEARISH	12/18/26	$8.9	$8.75	$8.75	$80.00	$218.7K	617	845
RKLB	CALL	SWEEP	BULLISH	12/18/26	$8.7	$8.4	$8.7	$80.00	$125.2K	617	905
RKLB	CALL	TRADE	BEARISH	09/19/25	$4.4	$4.05	$4.15	$45.00	$104.5K	2.0K	432
RKLB	CALL	TRADE	BEARISH	01/15/27	$16.35	$16.2	$16.2	$47.00	$81.0K	757	0
RKLB	CALL	TRADE	BULLISH	10/17/25	$3.95	$3.85	$3.91	$50.00	$78.2K	2.7K	136

About Rocket Lab

Rocket Lab Corp is engaged in space, building rockets, and spacecraft. It provides end-to-end mission services that provide frequent and reliable access to space for civil, defense, and commercial markets. It designs and manufactures the Electron and Neutron launch vehicles and Photon satellite platform. Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle has delivered multiple satellites to orbit for private and public sector organizations, enabling operations in national security, scientific research, space debris mitigation, Earth observation, climate monitoring, and communications. The business operates in two segments Launch Services and Space Systems. Geographically it serves Japan, Germany, and rest of the world and earns key revenue from the United States.

Following our analysis of the options activities associated with Rocket Lab, we pivot to a closer look at the company’s own performance.

Rocket Lab’s Current Market Status

• Trading volume stands at 10,570,194, with RKLB’s price up by 0.6%, positioned at $45.29.
• RSI indicators show the stock to be is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
• Earnings announcement expected in 91 days.

What Analysts Are Saying About Rocket Lab

5 market experts have recently issued ratings for this stock, with a consensus target price of $52.8.

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* An analyst from Stifel persists with their Buy rating on Rocket Lab, maintaining a target price of $55.
* An analyst from Cantor Fitzgerald has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Rocket Lab, which currently sits at a price target of $54.
* An analyst from B of A Securities has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Rocket Lab, which currently sits at a price target of $50.
* An analyst from Keybanc has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Rocket Lab, which currently sits at a price target of $50.
* An analyst from Needham persists with their Buy rating on Rocket Lab, maintaining a target price of $55.

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