Marathon Digital Options Volume Surges Amid Market Optimism
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: 12 Jan 26
Source: Coinmarketcap
Marathon Digital Holdings (MARA) saw its stock rise by 5.00% as it crossed above the 5-day SMA, reflecting strong investor interest.
The company recorded an impressive options trading volume of 264,580 contracts today, which is about 70.2% of its average daily trading volume. This surge indicates robust demand for its options, particularly the $10.50 strike call option, which saw significant activity with 42,149 contracts traded, suggesting investor optimism regarding future stock price appreciation.
This heightened options activity aligns with the overall positive market sentiment, as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 indices also experienced gains, driven by optimism surrounding AI spending and energy sector performance.
Analyst Views on MARA
Wall Street analysts forecast MARA stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for MARA is 22.11 USD with a low forecast of 13.00 USD and a high forecast of 30.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
12 Analyst Rating
7 Buy
5 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 10.370
Low
13.00
Averages
22.11
High
30.00
Current: 10.370
Low
13.00
Averages
22.11
High
30.00
About MARA
MARA Holdings, Inc. is engaged in digital asset compute that develops and deploys technologies. The Company secures the blockchain ledger and supports energy transformation by converting clean, stranded, or otherwise underutilized energy into economic value. It also offers advanced technology solutions to optimize data center operations, including liquid immersion cooling and firmware for bitcoin miners. It is primarily focused on computing for, acquiring, and holding digital assets as a long-term investment. Its core business is bitcoin mining, and it produces, or mines, bitcoin using energy-efficient fleets of specialized computers while providing dispatchable compute as an optionality to the electric grid operators to balance electric demands on the grid. It is also engaged in the sale of data center infrastructure, such as immersion-cooled systems, to third parties operating in the bitcoin ecosystem and the artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance compute (HPC) sectors.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
