$RKLB 20251219 80.0 CALL$ $Rocket Lab USA, Inc.(RKLB)$ $AST SpaceMobile, Inc.(ASTS)$ ๐๐ฐ๏ธ๐ Rocket Lab Ignites with Heavy Call Flow ๐๐ฐ๏ธ๐
$RKLB saw a wave of aggressive call buying today with over $1.5M in bullish options flow piling into the 19 Dec 2025 $80 Calls.
The contracts surged +45% intraday, climbing from $2.00 lows to $3.75 highs before settling near $3.25. Open interest now sits above 5.2K contracts, showing real commitment from buyers positioning long-dated.
๐ข Greeks Snapshot
โข Delta: 0.265 โ Moderate directional exposure, scaling higher as price climbs
โข Gamma: 0.013 โ Small now, but could accelerate if $RKLB continues toward $60+
โข Theta: -0.048 โ Relatively light time decay given the long duration
โข Vega: 0.088 โ Strong sensitivity to implied volatility, IV is already near 97%
โข Rho: 0.026 โ Modest rate sensitivity
๐ Technical Structure
30-Min Chart:
Sharp breakout through resistance at $50 with strong volume. Price is riding the upper Keltner and Bollinger bands near $52.40. Momentum is firmly bullish with EMAs stacking positively.
4H Chart:
Reaccumulation breakout confirmed. The $46โ48 support zone held perfectly and now flips as demand. RSI is pushing higher with clean Bollinger expansion, setting up continuation.
๐ต Support: $49.29, $46.98
๐ด Resistance: $55.00, then $58.90
๐ Breakout Zone: $53+ closes with volume confirmation
๐ข Upside Targets: $60 (round magnet), $65 (Fib extension), $80 (options strike magnet long-term)
๐ก Why It Matters
Rocket Labโs call flow is not happening in isolation; it is being fuelled by fundamental milestones. The company has just delivered two Explorer-class spacecraft, โBlueโ and โGold,โ to NASAโs Kennedy Space Center for the ESCAPADE mission, a dual-spacecraft programme to study Marsโ magnetosphere and atmospheric escape. This delivery underscores Rocket Labโs ability to execute complex interplanetary contracts on accelerated timelines, just three and a half years from design to Mars-ready hardware.
The ESCAPADE mission highlights Rocket Labโs vertical integration advantage. Critical systems including solar arrays, star trackers, propellant tanks, reaction wheels, radio equipment, and flight software were all manufactured in-house. This supply chain control not only compresses timelines but positions Rocket Lab as one of the few companies outside SpaceX capable of reliably delivering deep-space science missions.
CEO Peter Beck has signalled that ESCAPADE is only the beginning, with conceptual projects like the Mars Communications Orbiter already on the horizon. The ability to win, execute, and scale interplanetary missions is precisely the kind of optionality that supports long-dated institutional positioning in $80 calls expiring 19 Dec 2025.
At the same time, CFO Adam Spice exercised nearly 1.9M options and sold ~875K shares in the $48 range last week. Insider disposals can suggest caution on near-term valuation, and traders will be watching whether this represents personal liquidity or a signal of tempered confidence.
When set against the backdrop of over $1.5M in bullish long-dated call buying, the message is clear: institutions are betting that Rocket Labโs interplanetary credibility, vertical integration, and pipeline of Mars-linked missions outweigh short-term insider caution. Shares are already up 20% in the past six weeks, and the option market is signalling that the runway to $60โ80 remains wide open.
๐โWill Rocket Labโs momentum power it through $55 into price discovery mode, with $60โ65 becoming the next gravity zone?
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