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This Is What Whales Are Betting On Exxon Mobil

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM).

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 XOM, 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 11 uncommon options trades for Exxon Mobil.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 36% bullish and 63%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $192,799, and 7 are calls, for a total amount of $525,718.

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 Exxon Mobil over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Exxon Mobil options trades today is 4757.8 with a total volume of 11,689.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Exxon Mobil's big money trades within a strike price range of $50.0 to $80.0 over the last 30 days.

Exxon Mobil 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
XOM CALL TRADE BEARISH 05/20/22 $50.00 $150.7K 273 60
XOM CALL TRADE BULLISH 06/17/22 $65.00 $114.7K 4.9K 100
XOM CALL SWEEP BULLISH 03/18/22 $80.00 $89.4K 12.6K 726
XOM PUT SWEEP BEARISH 01/28/22 $76.00 $70.9K 222 1.5K
XOM CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 01/28/22 $75.00 $64.4K 5.3K 4.3K

Where Is Exxon Mobil Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 9,972,774, the price of XOM is up 0.39% at $75.22.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 6 days.

What The Experts Say On Exxon Mobil:

  • RBC Capital upgraded its action to Sector Perform with a price target of $90
  • Truist Securities upgraded its action to Hold with a price target of $65

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.

If you are already an options trader or would like to get started, head on over to Benzinga Pro. Benzinga Pro gives you up-to-date news and analytics to empower your investing and trading strategy.

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