Check Out What Whales Are Doing With DVN

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Devon Energy.

Looking at options history for Devon Energy DVN we detected 10 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 40% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 60% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 6 are puts, for a total amount of $298,683 and 4, calls, for a total amount of $142,045.

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 $40.0 to $60.0 for Devon Energy over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.

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 activity within a strike price range from $40.0 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 PUT SWEEP BULLISH 05/05/23 $52.00 $66.0K 24 211
DVN PUT SWEEP BEARISH 05/19/23 $50.00 $64.3K 4.0K 267
DVN PUT SWEEP BEARISH 01/19/24 $42.00 $50.0K 2.3K 100
DVN PUT TRADE BEARISH 04/28/23 $51.00 $47.1K 77 229
DVN CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/19/24 $55.00 $42.4K 3.6K 32

Where Is Devon Energy Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 3,363,741, the price of DVN is up 1.72% at $50.71.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 31 days.

What The Experts Say On Devon Energy:

  • Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on Devon Energy, which currently sits at a price target of $52.
  • Piper Sandler has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Devon Energy, which currently sits at a price target of $85.
  • Goldman Sachs has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Devon Energy, which currently sits at a price target of $58.

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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