Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on ConocoPhillips COP.
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 COP, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 10 options trades for ConocoPhillips.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 40% bullish and 60%, bearish.
Out of all of the options we uncovered, there was 1 put, for a total amount of $37,440, and 9, calls, for a total amount of $475,725..
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 $95.0 to $130.0 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 1677.71 with a total volume of 1,324.00.
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 $95.0 to $130.0 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 | TRADE | BULLISH | 08/18/23 | $105.00 | $122.0K | 6.1K | 150 |
| COP | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/15/23 | $115.00 | $78.4K | 1.9K | 160 |
| COP | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 02/16/24 | $130.00 | $75.4K | 12 | 237 |
| COP | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 09/15/23 | $95.00 | $45.2K | 29 | 20 |
| COP | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 07/28/23 | $106.00 | $40.6K | 1.3K | 70 |
Where Is ConocoPhillips Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 1,702,772, the price of COP is up 0.63% at $117.57.
- 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 ConocoPhillips:
- Raymond James has decided to maintain their Strong Buy rating on ConocoPhillips, which currently sits at a price target of $138.
- Morgan Stanley downgraded its action to Overweight with a price target of $124
- Wolfe Research upgraded its action to Outperform with a price target of $120
- Citigroup has decided to maintain their Buy rating on ConocoPhillips, which currently sits at a price target of $140.
- Mizuho has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on ConocoPhillips, which currently sits at a price target of $127.
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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