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05/23/2025
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The old prestige pyramid—where Ivy League degrees and blue-chip consulting backgrounds paved the way to the CEO seat—is cracking.
Unusual options activity was detected in Exxon Mobil (XOM) on October 2, 2023. Specifically, many puts were purchased, suggesting that investors are betting that the stock price will decline in the coming months.
Puts are options contracts that give the holder the right to sell a stock at a certain price by a certain date. If the stock price falls below the strike price, the putholder can exercise their option and sell the stock at the strike price, even if the market price is lower.
On October 2, 2023, 15,000 puts were purchased at the $105 strike price with an expiration date of December 15, 2023. This represents a total investment of $1.5 million.
The purchase of many puts suggests that investors are betting that Exxon Mobil’s stock price will fall below $105 by December 15, 2023. This could be due to a number of factors, including concerns about a global economic recession, declining oil demand, or increased competition from renewable energy sources.
It is important to note that options activity could better predict stock prices. However, the unusual activity in Exxon Mobil suggests that some investors are becoming increasingly bearish on the stock.
Unusual options activity in Exxon Mobil on October 2, 2023, suggests that some investors are betting that the stock price will decline in the coming months. This could be due to a number of factors, including concerns about a global economic recession, declining oil demand, or increased competition from renewable energy sources.
Some investors are buying contracts that give them the right to sell Exxon Mobil stock at a certain price by a certain date. This suggests that they think the stock price is going to fall. There are a few reasons investors might think this, such as a possible global recession, less demand for oil, or more competition from renewable energy sources.
It’s important to note that buying these contracts doesn’t mean the stock price will fall. But the fact that there’s a lot of this activity indicates that some investors are becoming more bearish on Exxon Mobil.
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