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This Is What Whales Are Betting On Petrobras Brasileiro

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

Looking at options history for Petrobras Brasileiro (NYSE:PBR) we detected 43 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 37% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 62% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 11 are puts, for a total amount of $789,602 and 32, calls, for a total amount of $2,009,161.

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 $10.0 to $20.0 for Petrobras Brasileiro over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Petrobras Brasileiro options trades today is 30915.14 with a total volume of 97,628.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Petrobras Brasileiro's big money trades within a strike price range of $10.0 to $20.0 over the last 30 days.

Petrobras Brasileiro 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
PBR CALL TRADE BEARISH 12/16/22 $17.00 $224.4K 9.1K 3.6K
PBR PUT TRADE BEARISH 10/28/22 $15.00 $212.5K 1.0K 12.5K
PBR PUT TRADE BEARISH 10/28/22 $15.00 $200.0K 1.0K 25.0K
PBR CALL SWEEP BULLISH 11/18/22 $17.00 $166.2K 68.4K 5.9K
PBR CALL TRADE BEARISH 10/28/22 $15.50 $160.0K 17.2K 2.8K

Where Is Petrobras Brasileiro Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 22,706,760, the price of PBR is up 3.79% at $16.02.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 14 days.

What The Experts Say On Petrobras Brasileiro:

  • Credit Suisse downgraded its action to Neutral with a price target of $16

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.

If you want to stay updated on the latest options trades for Petrobras Brasileiro, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.

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