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Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY).
And retail traders should know.
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We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
Whether this is an institution or just a wealthy individual, we don't know. But when something this big happens with OXY, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
So how do we know what this whale just did?
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 19 uncommon options trades for Occidental Petroleum.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 26% bullish and 73%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $306,470, and 15 are calls, for a total amount of $612,108.
What's The Price Target?
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $50.0 to $75.0 for Occidental Petroleum over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
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In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Occidental Petroleum options trades today is 3305.79 with a total volume of 6,415.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Occidental Petroleum's big money trades within a strike price range of $50.0 to $75.0 over the last 30 days.
Occidental Petroleum Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Biggest Options Spotted:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OXY | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 03/17/23 | $70.00 | $129.2K | 2.3K | 199 |
| OXY | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/17/25 | $60.00 | $91.2K | 312 | 5 |
| OXY | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/20/23 | $65.00 | $91.0K | 8.2K | 1.3K |
| OXY | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 05/19/23 | $70.00 | $88.1K | 3.3K | 198 |
| OXY | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 03/17/23 | $65.00 | $75.4K | 3.9K | 356 |
Where Is Occidental Petroleum Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 3,774,343, the price of OXY is down -0.61% at $65.34.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 45 days.
What The Experts Say On Occidental Petroleum:
- Piper Sandler has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Occidental Petroleum, which currently sits at a price target of $69.
- Mizuho downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $82
- Wells Fargo has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on Occidental Petroleum, which currently sits at a price target of $67.
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