Looking At EOG Resources's Recent Unusual Options Activity

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on EOG Resources.

Looking at options history for EOG Resources EOG we detected 16 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 75% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 25% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 13 are puts, for a total amount of $938,664 and 3, calls, for a total amount of $145,665.

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 $92.5 to $144.2 for EOG Resources 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 EOG Resources'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 EOG Resources's whale activity within a strike price range from $92.5 to $144.2 in the last 30 days.

EOG Resources 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
EOG PUT SWEEP BULLISH 01/19/24 $128.20 $196.0K 193 103
EOG PUT SWEEP BULLISH 01/19/24 $123.20 $148.3K 213 95
EOG PUT SWEEP BULLISH 01/19/24 $126.20 $122.6K 193 20
EOG PUT SWEEP BULLISH 01/19/24 $139.20 $86.0K 37 26
EOG CALL TRADE BEARISH 08/18/23 $119.00 $61.4K 79 225

Where Is EOG Resources Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 877,768, the price of EOG is down -1.4% at $107.29.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 64 days.

What The Experts Say On EOG Resources:

  • Mizuho upgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $146
  • Stifel has decided to maintain their Buy rating on EOG Resources, which currently sits at a price target of $141.
  • Piper Sandler has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on EOG Resources, which currently sits at a price target of $170.
  • Wells Fargo has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on EOG Resources, which currently sits at a price target of $149.
  • RBC Capital downgraded its action to Sector Perform with a price target of $150

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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