🐋 Whales to Watch #3 — July 15, 2025
📡 1. RKLB $50c 8/22/2025 (38DTE)
Signal Strength: 🔭 Medium
Theme: Momentum sniff
Volume Spike: 193 contracts traded on 7/15 — over double the previous day’s 88 contracts.
Open Interest: Climbed to 76 (+67 net), suggesting fresh positioning rather than exits.
Premium: $66,383 in total spent, average fill $3.44 (mid-market), with 82% of orders on the ask.
Notable Behavior: One large order spike early in the day — followed by tight clustering of average fills between $3.25–$3.75, implying buyer conviction at key levels.
Read: RKLB is not yet near $50, but this contract is one of several getting active. Could be part of a laddered approach or positioning ahead of a potential news or momentum trigger.
🧠 Watch for:
Continuation into higher OTM strikes
Movement above $48.50—could spark IV surge and a squoze squeeze