A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Pioneer Natural Resources.
Looking at options history for Pioneer Natural Resources PXD we detected 10 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 70% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 30% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $125,100 and 6, calls, for a total amount of $905,740.
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 $150.0 to $240.0 for Pioneer Natural Resources over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Pioneer Natural Resources options trades today is 555.88 with a total volume of 1,007.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Pioneer Natural Resources's big money trades within a strike price range of $150.0 to $240.0 over the last 30 days.
Pioneer Natural Resources 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PXD | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/19/24 | $150.00 | $595.0K | 7 | 0 |
| PXD | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $190.00 | $114.4K | 19 | 1 |
| PXD | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 06/16/23 | $205.00 | $55.5K | 177 | 62 |
| PXD | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 05/12/23 | $205.00 | $49.0K | 107 | 7 |
| PXD | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 05/12/23 | $205.00 | $46.7K | 107 | 207 |
Where Is Pioneer Natural Resources Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 981,667, the price of PXD is down -1.13% at $206.74.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 82 days.
What The Experts Say On Pioneer Natural Resources:
- Raymond James has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Pioneer Natural Resources, which currently sits at a price target of $268.
- Raymond James has decided to maintain their Strong Buy rating on Pioneer Natural Resources, which currently sits at a price target of $271.
- Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Underweight rating on Pioneer Natural Resources, which currently sits at a price target of $221.
- Piper Sandler has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Pioneer Natural Resources, which currently sits at a price target of $319.
- Goldman Sachs has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Pioneer Natural Resources, which currently sits at a price target of $240.
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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