Occidental Petroleum Stock Options

OXY Stock  USD 46.53  1.08  2.38%   
Occidental Petroleum's latest option contracts expiring on June 20th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.45 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.92 over 52 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying slightly more calls than puts on contracts expiring on June 20th 2025. The total put volume is at 3.4 K, with calls trading at the volume of 1.5 K. This yields a 2.28 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against June 20th 2025 Option Contracts

Occidental Petroleum option prices can potentially be used to forecast stock returns because most option chains provide information not only about the current prices but also about the future conditions in Occidental Petroleum's lending market. For example, when Occidental Petroleum's puts are not actively trading or completely missing in the marketplace, investors can use it to internalize expected shorting costs. So if an investor is writing a put option on Occidental Petroleum, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting Occidental Petroleum stock over its option's life.
The chart above shows Occidental Petroleum's distribution of open interest by maturity on contracts that have not yet been settled. The area between the two highest points is the projection of the price at expiration. Occidental Petroleum's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Occidental Petroleum's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

Occidental Petroleum Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-06-20 Option Contracts

Max pain occurs when Occidental Petroleum's market makers reach a net positive position across all Occidental Petroleum's options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Occidental Petroleum's option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Occidental Petroleum

Analyzing Occidental Petroleum's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Occidental Petroleum regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Occidental Petroleum's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Occidental Petroleum's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Occidental Petroleum's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.

Occidental Petroleum In The Money Call Balance

When Occidental Petroleum's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Occidental Petroleum stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Occidental Petroleum's options that are 'In the Money' or 'Out of the Money', the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
While 'out-of-the-money' option contracts written on Occidental Petroleum are typically viewed as the more aggressive, there are potential upsides to purchasing these types of options contracts. For one, the cost to buy an 'Out of the Money' option is lower than the cost to buy an 'In the Money' option. This cost-benefit is due to the fact that at the time of the purchase, 'Out of the Money' contracts have no intrinsic value. So, while the potential for a 100% loss is more significant, the cost and risk to enter the trade are lower.

Occidental Current Options Market Mood

Occidental Petroleum's open interest and total value indicators provide investors with the necessary information to digest the overall options buildup for its expiring contracts. In addition, it helps Occidental Stock's traders understand whether a recent fall or rise in the market is unreasonable and if the time has come to take contrarian positions. These ratios are calculated based on options trading volumes and current open interest.

Put-to-Call Open Interest

Put-to-Call Volume

Most options investors, including buyers and sellers of Occidental Petroleum's calls and puts, are not very successful. It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. Occidental Petroleum's option open interest and volume spread between outstanding puts and calls are regarded by many investors as reliable indicators of the overall future market direction.

Rule 16 of the current Occidental contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Occidental Petroleum will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0281% per day over the life of the 2025-06-20 option contract. With Occidental Petroleum trading at USD 46.53, that is roughly USD 0.0131. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Occidental Petroleum's daily price movement you should consider buying Occidental Petroleum options at the current volatility level of 0.45%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Occidental Petroleum options can give investors a meaningful hedge against losses and, therefore, could be used conservatively to decrease the volatility of your portfolio. However, many options could also amount to little more than gambling, significantly enhancing your overall portfolio risk. One simple example of these aggressive strategies is the sale of "uncovered" Occidental calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Occidental Petroleum stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Occidental Petroleum Option Chain

When Occidental Petroleum's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Occidental Petroleum stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying options that are ITM or OTM, the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
Occidental Petroleum's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Occidental. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Occidental. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Occidental Petroleum against a given expiration period. The table below combines all the option information in the form of a chain but before you use it, remember that it entails significant risk and it is not for everyone.
Open IntStrike PriceCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
OXY250620C001000004709100.00.01 - 0.030.02Out
Call
OXY250620C00095000149495.00.02 - 0.040.04Out
Call
OXY250620C00090000271290.00.01 - 0.070.03Out
Call
OXY250620C00085000397885.00.0 - 0.110.06Out
Call
OXY250620C00080000667580.00.0 - 0.10.08Out
Call
OXY250620C00077500413677.50.01 - 0.130.09Out
Call
OXY250620C00075000471175.00.05 - 0.140.06Out
Call
OXY250620C00072500150572.50.02 - 0.160.09Out
Call
OXY250620C00070000693070.00.08 - 0.150.11Out
Call
OXY250620C00067500389167.50.05 - 0.210.13Out
Call
OXY250620C00065000576465.00.14 - 0.170.16Out
Call
OXY250620C00062500128762.50.2 - 0.240.23Out
Call
OXY250620C00060000946460.00.3 - 0.320.31Out
Call
OXY250620C00057500376157.50.44 - 0.530.46Out
Call
OXY250620C00055000745155.00.7 - 0.80.73Out
Call
OXY250620C00052500654152.51.02 - 1.161.15Out
Call
OXY250620C000500001186550.01.77 - 1.871.82Out
Call
OXY250620C00047500286947.52.73 - 2.822.71Out
Call
OXY250620C00045000133745.04.05 - 4.154.15In
Call
OXY250620C00042500106542.55.7 - 6.355.83In
Call
OXY250620C0004000074140.07.55 - 7.87.4In
Call
OXY250620C0003750015737.59.6 - 10.18.7In
Call
OXY250620C0003500017835.011.9 - 12.412.99In
Call
OXY250620C000325008532.513.65 - 14.815.0In
Call
OXY250620C0003000079830.016.95 - 17.2517.48In
Call
OXY250620C0002750015827.518.65 - 19.721.2In
 Put
OXY250620P001000000100.052.7 - 54.648.8In
 Put
OXY250620P00095000095.047.85 - 48.7534.25In
 Put
OXY250620P00090000090.042.55 - 44.528.6In
 Put
OXY250620P00085000085.037.65 - 39.1526.55In
 Put
OXY250620P00080000080.032.55 - 34.2525.0In
 Put
OXY250620P00077500077.529.85 - 31.615.1In
 Put
OXY250620P00075000075.028.0 - 29.224.3In
 Put
OXY250620P00072500072.525.3 - 26.320.65In
 Put
OXY250620P000700002070.023.3 - 23.523.32In
 Put
OXY250620P00067500100167.520.75 - 21.020.9In
 Put
OXY250620P0006500056865.018.3 - 18.718.4In
 Put
OXY250620P00062500170562.515.75 - 16.016.8In
 Put
OXY250620P00060000345560.013.4 - 13.7513.55In
 Put
OXY250620P00057500538057.510.9 - 11.210.95In
 Put
OXY250620P00055000836655.08.75 - 8.859.25In
 Put
OXY250620P00052500573352.56.65 - 6.756.75In
 Put
OXY250620P00050000841150.04.8 - 4.94.8In
 Put
OXY250620P00047500571447.53.25 - 3.353.33In
 Put
OXY250620P000450001496145.02.11 - 2.162.12Out
 Put
OXY250620P00042500562642.51.26 - 1.321.3Out
 Put
OXY250620P00040000960240.00.73 - 0.770.77Out
 Put
OXY250620P00037500382737.50.41 - 0.460.44Out
 Put
OXY250620P00035000854335.00.19 - 0.280.33Out
 Put
OXY250620P00032500327732.50.08 - 0.240.23Out
 Put
OXY250620P0003000059730.00.03 - 0.180.12Out
 Put
OXY250620P0002750032227.50.0 - 0.140.06Out

Occidental Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

18.1 Billion

At this time, Occidental Petroleum's Total Stockholder Equity is fairly stable compared to the past year.

Occidental Petroleum Corporate Directors

William KlesseIndependent DirectorProfile
Avedick PoladianIndependent DirectorProfile
Carlos GutierrezIndependent DirectorProfile
Andrew GouldIndependent DirectorProfile

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