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Deep-pocketed investors have adopted a bearish approach towards Energy Transfer (NYSE:ET), and it's something market players shouldn't ignore. Our tracking of public options records at Benzinga unveiled this significant move today. The identity of these investors remains unknown, but such a substantial move in ET usually suggests something big is about to happen.
We gleaned this information from our observations today when Benzinga's options scanner highlighted 12 extraordinary options activities for Energy Transfer. This level of activity is out of the ordinary.
The general mood among these heavyweight investors is divided, with 25% leaning bullish and 58% bearish. Among these notable options, 4 are puts, totaling $120,776, and 8 are calls, amounting to $282,460.
After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it's evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band between $12.0 and $15.0 for Energy Transfer, spanning the last three months.
In today's trading context, the average open interest for options of Energy Transfer stands at 7373.17, with a total volume reaching 8,523.00. The accompanying chart delineates the progression of both call and put option volume and open interest for high-value trades in Energy Transfer, situated within the strike price corridor from $12.0 to $15.0, throughout the last 30 days.
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ET | PUT | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 01/17/25 | $0.82 | $0.78 | $0.8 | $15.00 | $38.3K | 9.1K | 2.1K |
| ET | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 05/31/24 | $0.36 | $0.34 | $0.36 | $15.00 | $36.0K | 1.5K | 2.0K |
| ET | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/16/26 | $3.75 | $3.55 | $3.55 | $12.00 | $35.5K | 13.0K | 250 |
| ET | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/16/26 | $3.55 | $3.5 | $3.55 | $12.00 | $35.5K | 13.0K | 100 |
| ET | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/17/25 | $3.6 | $3.5 | $3.52 | $12.00 | $35.2K | 13.5K | 300 |
Energy Transfer owns a large platform of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquid assets primarily in Texas and the U.S. midcontinent region. It also has gathering and processing facilities, one of the largest fractionation facilities in the U.S., and fuel distribution. Energy Transfer also owns the Lake Charles gas liquefaction facility. It combined its publicly traded limited and general partnerships in October 2018.
A total of 2 professional analysts have given their take on this stock in the last 30 days, setting an average price target of $21.5.
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