This Is What Whales Are Betting On Hess

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bullish stance on Hess HES.

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 HES, 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 16 uncommon options trades for Hess.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 56% bullish and 43%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $344,773, and 12 are calls, for a total amount of $1,005,499.

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 $99.0 to $140.0 for Hess over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Hess options trades today is 343.0 with a total volume of 3,456.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Hess's big money trades within a strike price range of $99.0 to $140.0 over the last 30 days.

Hess Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Where Is Hess Standing Right Now?

• With a volume of 1,701,024, the price of HES is down -0.31% at $135.84.
• RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be overbought.
• Next earnings are expected to be released in 1 days.

What The Experts Say On Hess:

• JP Morgan has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Hess, which currently sits at a price target of $146.
• Jefferies downgraded its action to Hold with a price target of $140
• Mizuho has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Hess, which currently sits at a price target of $150.
• Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Hess, which currently sits at a price target of $123.
• Barclays has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Hess, which currently sits at a price target of $145.

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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