Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Energy Transfer (NYSE:ET).
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 ET, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 14 options trades for Energy Transfer.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 28% bullish and 71%, bearish.
Out of all of the options we uncovered, there was 1 put, for a total amount of $56,700, and 13, calls, for a total amount of $1,052,064..
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 $5.0 to $12.0 for Energy Transfer over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Energy Transfer options trades today is 33885.43 with a total volume of 41,223.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Energy Transfer's big money trades within a strike price range of $5.0 to $12.0 over the last 30 days.
Energy Transfer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ET | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/19/24 | $5.00 | $127.9K | 4.7K | 806 |
| ET | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/20/23 | $7.00 | $119.5K | 26.2K | 6.4K |
| ET | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/20/23 | $7.00 | $119.5K | 26.2K | 6.1K |
| ET | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/20/23 | $7.00 | $119.5K | 26.2K | 5.9K |
| ET | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/20/23 | $7.00 | $119.5K | 26.2K | 5.6K |
Where Is Energy Transfer Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 18,658,796, the price of ET is down -2.88% at $11.54.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 88 days.
What The Experts Say On Energy Transfer:
- Raymond James has decided to maintain their Strong Buy rating on Energy Transfer, which currently sits at a price target of $15.
- Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Energy Transfer, which currently sits at a price target of $15.
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