Check Out What Whales Are Doing With FANG

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 FANG we detected 15 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 33% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 66% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $215,200 and 10, calls, for a total amount of $755,075.

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 $122.7 to $175.35 for Diamondback Energy over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Diamondback Energy options trades today is 1028.2 with a total volume of 1,312.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Diamondback Energy's big money trades within a strike price range of $122.7 to $175.35 over the last 30 days.

Diamondback Energy Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Where Is Diamondback Energy Standing Right Now?

• With a volume of 1,137,880, the price of FANG is down -5.04% at $132.24.
• RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
• Next earnings are expected to be released in 62 days.

What The Experts Say On Diamondback Energy:

• Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Diamondback Energy, which currently sits at a price target of $175.
• Mizuho has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Diamondback Energy, which currently sits at a price target of $203.

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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