Deep-pocketed investors have adopted a bullish approach towards Core Scientific (NASDAQ:CORZ), and it’s something market players shouldn’t ignore. Our tracking of public options records at Benzinga unveiled this significant move today. The identity of these investors remains unknown, but such a substantial move in CORZ usually suggests something big is about to happen.
We gleaned this information from our observations today when Benzinga’s options scanner highlighted 16 extraordinary options activities for Core Scientific. This level of activity is out of the ordinary.
The general mood among these heavyweight investors is divided, with 37% leaning bullish and 37% bearish. Among these notable options, 10 are puts, totaling $688,189, and 6 are calls, amounting to $209,170.
Projected Price Targets
After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it’s evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band between $15.0 and $25.0 for Core Scientific, spanning the last three 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 Core Scientific’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 Core Scientific’s whale trades within a strike price range from $15.0 to $25.0 in the last 30 days.
Core Scientific 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORZ | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 03/20/26 | $2.59 | $2.38 | $2.55 | $19.00 | $219.8K | 785 | 3.4K |
| CORZ | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 03/20/26 | $1.67 | $1.53 | $1.54 | $17.00 | $130.2K | 34.8K | 971 |
| CORZ | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 03/20/26 | $2.5 | $2.35 | $2.47 | $19.00 | $99.5K | 785 | 926 |
| CORZ | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 03/20/26 | $1.05 | $0.95 | $1.05 | $25.00 | $43.1K | 71.9K | 106 |
| CORZ | PUT | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 01/30/26 | $0.56 | $0.44 | $0.44 | $18.50 | $42.3K | 1.0K | 986 |
About Core Scientific
Core Scientific Inc is engaged in designing, building and operating digital infrastructure for high-performance computing. The business operates in three operating segments; Digital Asset Self-Mining, consisting of performing digital asset mining for the own account, Digital Asset Hosted Mining, consisting of providing hosting services to third parties for digital asset mining, and HPC Hosting, consisting of providing hosting services to third parties for graphics processing unit (GPU) based HPC hosting operations. The majority of revenue is derived from the Digital Asset Self-Mining Segment.
In light of the recent options history for Core Scientific, it’s now appropriate to focus on the company itself. We aim to explore its current performance.
Where Is Core Scientific Standing Right Now?
- With a trading volume of 6,167,300, the price of CORZ is up by 0.43%, reaching $19.03.
- Current RSI values indicate that the stock is may be overbought.
- Next earnings report is scheduled for 30 days from now.
Professional Analyst Ratings for Core Scientific
1 market experts have recently issued ratings for this stock, with a consensus target price of $23.0.
- Showing optimism, an analyst from BTIG upgrades its rating to Buy with a revised price target of $23.
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