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Halliburton Whale Trades For April 08

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bullish stance on Halliburton (NYSE:HAL).

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 HAL, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.

Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 15 options trades for Halliburton.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 53% bullish and 46%, bearish.

Out of all of the options we uncovered, there was 1 put, for a total amount of $27,540, and 14, calls, for a total amount of $1,669,915..

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 $23.0 to $45.0 for Halliburton over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

Looking at the volume and open interest is a powerful move while trading options. This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Halliburton'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 Halliburton's whale trades within a strike price range from $23.0 to $45.0 in the last 30 days.

Halliburton Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
HAL CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/20/23 $40.00 $795.1K 1.4K 1.5K
HAL CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/20/23 $35.00 $123.0K 3.4K 181
HAL CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/20/23 $40.00 $117.0K 1.4K 200
HAL CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/20/23 $37.00 $108.7K 617 154
HAL CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/20/23 $32.00 $77.7K 670 150

Where Is Halliburton Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 3,752,943, the price of HAL is up 4.29% at $39.37.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 11 days.

What The Experts Say On Halliburton:

  • Wells Fargo has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on Halliburton, which currently sits at a price target of $40.

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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