Looking At Petrobras Brasileiro's Recent Whale Trades

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Petrobras Brasileiro.

Looking at options history for Petrobras Brasileiro PBR we detected 22 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 40% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 59% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 10 are puts, for a total amount of $3,870,929 and 12, calls, for a total amount of $1,054,035.

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 $10.0 to $19.0 for Petrobras Brasileiro over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.

This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Petrobras Brasileiro's options for a given strike price.

Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Petrobras Brasileiro's whale activity within a strike price range from $10.0 to $19.0 in the last 30 days.

Petrobras Brasileiro Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Options Call Chart

Biggest Options Spotted:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
PBR PUT TRADE BEARISH 01/20/23 $12.00 $2.5M 128.7K 10.6K
PBR CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/20/23 $15.00 $414.0K 142.9K 3.1K
PBR PUT SWEEP BULLISH 04/14/22 $19.00 $359.4K 0 698
PBR PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 04/14/22 $18.00 $254.1K 300 900
PBR PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 04/14/22 $19.00 $207.5K 0 1.1K

Where Is Petrobras Brasileiro Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 26,787,498, the price of PBR is up 0.8% at $14.44.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 13 days.

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