Check Out What Whales Are Doing With DVN

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bullish stance on Devon Energy DVN.

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 DVN, 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 10 uncommon options trades for Devon Energy.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 50% bullish and 50%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $61,475, and 8 are calls, for a total amount of $410,978.

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 $45.0 to $60.0 for Devon Energy over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

Looking at the volume and open interest is a powerful move while trading options. This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Devon Energy's options for a given strike price. Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Devon Energy's whale trades within a strike price range from $45.0 to $60.0 in the last 30 days.

Devon Energy Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Options Call Chart

Biggest Options Spotted:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
DVN CALL SWEEP BULLISH 10/20/23 $52.50 $123.4K 1.4K 326
DVN CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/19/24 $55.00 $87.1K 8.0K 214
DVN CALL SWEEP BULLISH 07/28/23 $50.00 $41.4K 2.4K 164
DVN CALL SWEEP BEARISH 09/15/23 $60.00 $36.5K 7.2K 625
DVN PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 09/01/23 $60.00 $34.8K 103 50

Where Is Devon Energy Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 2,598,360, the price of DVN is up 1.13% at $53.69.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 7 days.

What The Experts Say On Devon Energy:

  • Stifel has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Devon Energy, which currently sits at a price target of $77.
  • Citigroup downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $57
  • Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on Devon Energy, which currently sits at a price target of $50.
  • Raymond James has decided to maintain their Strong Buy rating on Devon Energy, which currently sits at a price target of $62.
  • RBC Capital has decided to maintain their Sector Perform rating on Devon Energy, which currently sits at a price target of $60.

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 want to stay updated on the latest options trades for Devon Energy, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.

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