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Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bearish stance on Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM).
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 XOM, 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 24 uncommon options trades for Exxon Mobil.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 37% bullish and 50%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $288,277, and 19 are calls, for a total amount of $1,009,874.
Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $80.0 to $175.0 for Exxon Mobil during the past quarter.
Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.
This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Exxon Mobil'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 Exxon Mobil's whale activity within a strike price range from $80.0 to $175.0 in the last 30 days.
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XOM | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 02/20/26 | $3.05 | $2.96 | $3.0 | $125.00 | $152.2K | 8.6K | 570 |
| XOM | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/15/27 | $41.55 | $38.5 | $40.11 | $80.00 | $108.2K | 284 | 0 |
| XOM | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 12/17/27 | $12.4 | $12.25 | $12.25 | $130.00 | $98.0K | 899 | 132 |
| XOM | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/15/27 | $37.15 | $34.3 | $35.72 | $85.00 | $96.4K | 464 | 0 |
| XOM | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 05/15/26 | $9.0 | $8.8 | $8.8 | $120.00 | $83.1K | 241 | 88 |
ExxonMobil is an integrated oil and gas company that explores for, produces, and refines oil worldwide. In 2024, it produced 3.0 million barrels of liquids and 8.1 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day. At the end of 2024, reserves were 19.9 billion barrels of oil equivalent, 69% of which were liquids. The company is one of the world's largest refiners, with a total global refining capacity of 4.3 million barrels of oil per day, and is one of the world's largest manufacturers of commodity and specialty chemicals.
Following our analysis of the options activities associated with Exxon Mobil, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.
Over the past month, 2 industry analysts have shared their insights on this stock, proposing an average target price of $149.5.
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