Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on CONSOL Energy CEIX.
And retail traders should know.
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 CEIX, 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 10 uncommon options trades for CONSOL Energy.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 40% bullish and 60%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $133,650, and 8 are calls, for a total amount of $865,735.
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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 $80.0 for CONSOL Energy over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for CONSOL Energy options trades today is 973.6 with a total volume of 2,921.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for CONSOL Energy's big money trades within a strike price range of $50.0 to $80.0 over the last 30 days.
CONSOL Energy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEIX | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 08/19/22 | $50.00 | $305.0K | 1.9K | 38 |
| CEIX | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 12/16/22 | $80.00 | $146.5K | 602 | 500 |
| CEIX | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/20/23 | $60.00 | $127.0K | 1.6K | 550 |
| CEIX | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/20/23 | $50.00 | $103.9K | 517 | 189 |
| CEIX | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 12/16/22 | $80.00 | $98.0K | 602 | 201 |
Where Is CONSOL Energy Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 532,533, the price of CEIX is up 7.87% at $62.1.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 0 days.
Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.
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