Diamondback Energy Unusual Options Activity For May 02

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Diamondback Energy 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.

Whether this is an institution or just a wealthy individual, we don't know. But when something this big happens with FANG, 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 18 uncommon options trades for Diamondback Energy.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 38% bullish and 61%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $545,471, and 14 are calls, for a total amount of $528,770.

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 $97.85 to $175.0 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 873.0 with a total volume of 4,433.00.

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 $97.85 to $175.0 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 1,964,922, the price of FANG is down -6.43% at $132.81.
• RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.
• Next earnings are expected to be released in 90 days.

What The Experts Say On Diamondback Energy:

• Goldman Sachs has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Diamondback Energy, which currently sits at a price target of $163.
• Truist Securities has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Diamondback Energy, which currently sits at a price target of $186.
• Stifel has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Diamondback Energy, which currently sits at a price target of $180.
• Raymond James has decided to maintain their Strong Buy rating on Diamondback Energy, which currently sits at a price target of $190.
• Wells Fargo has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Diamondback Energy, which currently sits at a price target of $162.

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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