Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on MARA Holdings ( 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 54 uncommon options trades for MARA Holdings ( MARA ).

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 50% bullish and 40%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 15 are puts, for a total amount of $787,023, and 39 are calls, for a total amount of $2,431,008.

Predicted Price Range

Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $5.0 to $40.0 for MARA Holdings ( MARA ) over the recent three months.

Volume & Open Interest Trends

In today's trading context, the average open interest for options of MARA Holdings ( MARA ) stands at 2744.73, with a total volume reaching 23,432.00. The accompanying chart delineates the progression of both call and put option volume and open interest for high-value trades in MARA Holdings ( MARA ), situated within the strike price corridor from $5.0 to $40.0, throughout the last 30 days.

MARA Holdings 30-Day Option Volume & Interest Snapshot

Noteworthy Options Activity:

About MARA Holdings

MARA Holdings Inc ( MARA ) 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.

Current Position of MARA Holdings

With a trading volume of 27,735,352, the price of MARA is down by -6.27%, reaching $16.74.

Current RSI values indicate that the stock is may be oversold.

Next earnings report is scheduled for 44 days from now.

Professional Analyst Ratings for MARA Holdings

In the last month, 2 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $28.5.

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* Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from B. Riley Securities keeps a Neutral rating on MARA Holdings ( MARA ) with a target price of $23.

* An analyst from Piper Sandler has revised its rating downward to Overweight, adjusting the price target to $34.

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