$RKLB 20251219 80.0 CALL$ $Rocket Lab USA, Inc.(RKLB)$ $AST SpaceMobile, Inc.(ASTS)$ ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ๐Ÿ“ˆ Rocket Lab Ignites with Heavy Call Flow ๐Ÿ“ˆ๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ๐Ÿš€

$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.

๐ŸŸข Greeks Snapshot

โ€ข Delta: 0.265 โ†’ Moderate directional exposure, scaling higher as price climbs

โ€ข Gamma: 0.013 โ†’ Small now, but could accelerate if $RKLB continues toward $60+

โ€ข Theta: -0.048 โ†’ Relatively light time decay given the long duration

โ€ข Vega: 0.088 โ†’ Strong sensitivity to implied volatility, IV is already near 97%

โ€ข Rho: 0.026 โ†’ Modest rate sensitivity

๐Ÿ“Š 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 $46โ€“48 support zone held perfectly and now flips as demand. RSI is pushing higher with clean Bollinger expansion, setting up continuation.

๐Ÿ”ต Support: $49.29, $46.98

๐Ÿ”ด Resistance: $55.00, then $58.90

๐ŸŸ  Breakout Zone: $53+ closes with volume confirmation

๐ŸŸข Upside Targets: $60 (round magnet), $65 (Fib extension), $80 (options strike magnet long-term)

๐Ÿ’ก Why It Matters

Rocket Labโ€™s call flow is not happening in isolation; it is being fuelled by fundamental milestones. The company has just delivered two Explorer-class spacecraft, โ€œBlueโ€ and โ€œGold,โ€ to NASAโ€™s Kennedy Space Center for the ESCAPADE mission, a dual-spacecraft programme to study Marsโ€™ magnetosphere and atmospheric escape. This delivery underscores Rocket Labโ€™s 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 Labโ€™s 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 Labโ€™s 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 $60โ€“80 remains wide open.

๐Ÿ‘‰โ“Will Rocket Labโ€™s momentum power it through $55 into price discovery mode, with $60โ€“65 becoming the next gravity zone?

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  • Hen Solo
    ยท09-24
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    ๐ŸŒŒThat dual-spacecraft Mars mission is such a credibility boost, BC. The insider selling from Spice is worth noting, but the ability to deliver interplanetary payloads sets RKLB apart. Reminds me of the way $TSLA kept executing despite noise.
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  • Tui Jude
    ยท09-24
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    ๐Ÿ› ๏ธI like how you tied the call flow to fundamentals, BC. Institutions putting $1.5M into 19 Dec 2025 calls while RKLBโ€™s already up 20% feels like conviction. Similar to when $NVDA options were stacked before that big breakout.
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  • Cool Cat Winston
    ยท09-24
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    ๐Ÿ“กThe ESCAPADE mission really underscores how far RKLB has come, BC. Delivering Blue and Gold to Kennedy in just over three years shows vertical integration at work. Reminds me of how $PLTR scaled its contracts faster than anyone expected. Looks like it definitely wants higher! ๐Ÿ˜ป๐Ÿ˜ป๐Ÿ˜ป
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  • Queengirlypops
    ยท09-24
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    RKLB going full interplanetary with ESCAPADE is wild, BC. Blue and Gold heading to Mars plus call buyers locking long is the kind of combo that screams conviction. Feels like the $60โ€“65 zone is about to get tested hard, Iโ€™m fully tuned in
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  • Mortimer Arthur
    ยท09-24
    Consolidate at mid 53, 55 is the next stop

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  • Enid Bertha
    ยท09-24
    Some FOMO Sapiens are here.

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  • Kiwi Tigress
    ยท09-24

    Great article, would you like to share it?

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