Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Chevron (NYSE:CVX).
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 CVX, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 15 options trades for Chevron.
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 options we uncovered, there was 1 put, for a total amount of $36,144, and 14, calls, for a total amount of $1,094,116..
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 $140.0 to $160.0 for Chevron over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Chevron options trades today is 1623.43 with a total volume of 16,921.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Chevron's big money trades within a strike price range of $140.0 to $160.0 over the last 30 days.
Chevron 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVX | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 08/19/22 | $145.00 | $330.0K | 2.5K | 403 |
| CVX | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 07/29/22 | $150.00 | $96.0K | 1.1K | 972 |
| CVX | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 07/29/22 | $150.00 | $95.5K | 1.1K | 1.5K |
| CVX | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 07/29/22 | $150.00 | $79.9K | 1.1K | 345 |
| CVX | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 07/29/22 | $150.00 | $79.5K | 1.1K | 3.1K |
Where Is Chevron Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 1,243,445, the price of CVX is down -0.06% at $148.39.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 3 days.
What The Experts Say On Chevron:
- Piper Sandler has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Chevron, which currently sits at a price target of $189.
- Citigroup has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Chevron, which currently sits at a price target of $150.
- B of A Securities has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Chevron, which currently sits at a price target of $178.
- HSBC upgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $167
- Truist Securities has decided to maintain their Hold rating on Chevron, which currently sits at a price target of $170.
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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