A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on ConocoPhillips.
Looking at options history for ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) we detected 12 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 66% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 33% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $146,190 and 10, calls, for a total amount of $1,263,617.
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 $110.0 to $150.0 for ConocoPhillips over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for ConocoPhillips options trades today is 1422.5 with a total volume of 16,808.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for ConocoPhillips's big money trades within a strike price range of $110.0 to $150.0 over the last 30 days.
ConocoPhillips 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COP | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/20/23 | $150.00 | $393.6K | 905 | 1.3K |
| COP | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/20/23 | $150.00 | $135.0K | 905 | 4.0K |
| COP | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/20/23 | $150.00 | $132.8K | 905 | 3.5K |
| COP | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/20/23 | $150.00 | $126.2K | 905 | 2.1K |
| COP | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 11/11/22 | $126.00 | $115.5K | 1.2K | 182 |
Where Is ConocoPhillips Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 2,371,940, the price of COP is up 1.75% at $128.79.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 7 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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