The Latest Breaking News from Diamondback Energy

By Ajit Singh 

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bullish stance on Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG). 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.

Analysts and brokerage firms often use ratings when they issue stock recommendations to stock traders. Analysts arrive at stock ratings by researching public financial statements, communicating with executives and customers and following industry trends.

Shares of energy companies, including APA Corp (US) (NASDAQ: APA), Diamondback Energy Inc (NASDAQ: FANG) and Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:

Over the past 3 months, 8 analysts have published their opinion on Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) stock. These analysts are typically employed by large Wall Street banks and tasked with understanding a company's business to predict how a stock will trade over the upcoming year.

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Diamondback Energy. Looking at options history for Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) we detected 12 strange trades.