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Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on Chevron (NYSE:CVX).
And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this big happens with CVX, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
So how do we know what these investors just did?
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 16 uncommon options trades for Chevron.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 50% bullish and 37%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 11 are puts, for a total amount of $1,276,729, and 5 are calls, for a total amount of $154,080.
Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $125.0 to $170.0 for Chevron over the recent three months.
Assessing the volume and open interest is a strategic step in options trading. These metrics shed light on the liquidity and investor interest in Chevron's options at specified strike prices. The forthcoming data visualizes the fluctuation in volume and open interest for both calls and puts, linked to Chevron's substantial trades, within a strike price spectrum from $125.0 to $170.0 over the preceding 30 days.
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVX | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/16/26 | $10.9 | $10.65 | $10.7 | $145.00 | $321.0K | 201 | 300 |
| CVX | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 08/16/24 | $4.8 | $4.7 | $4.8 | $160.00 | $214.5K | 1.8K | 921 |
| CVX | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 08/16/24 | $4.7 | $4.65 | $4.7 | $160.00 | $161.7K | 1.8K | 367 |
| CVX | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 08/16/24 | $4.95 | $4.8 | $4.9 | $160.00 | $128.4K | 1.8K | 1.5K |
| CVX | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/16/26 | $21.2 | $19.0 | $19.85 | $170.00 | $103.2K | 17 | 52 |
Chevron is an integrated energy company with exploration, production, and refining operations worldwide. It is the second-largest oil company in the United States with production of 3.1 million of barrels of oil equivalent a day, including 7.7 million cubic feet a day of natural gas and 1.8 million of barrels of liquids a day. Production activities take place in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. Its refineries are in the US and Asia for total refining capacity of 1.8 million barrels of oil a day. Proven reserves at year-end 2023 stood at 11.1 billion barrels of oil equivalent, including 6.0 billion barrels of liquids and 30.4 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.
Having examined the options trading patterns of Chevron, our attention now turns directly to the company. This shift allows us to delve into its present market position and performance
In the last month, 2 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $185.5.
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