Occidental Petroleum Stock Options
| OXY Stock | USD 41.44 0.66 1.62% |
Occidental Petroleum's latest option contracts expiring on August 15th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.49 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.71 over 38 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying slightly more calls than puts on contracts expiring on August 15th 2025. The total put volume is at 470, with calls trading at the volume of 618. This yields a 0.76 put-to-call volume ratio.
Open Interest Against August 15th 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.
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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 2025-08-15 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 0.0306% per day over the life of the 2025-08-15 option contract. With Occidental Petroleum trading at USD 41.44, that is roughly USD 0.0127. 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 0.49%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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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 Int | Strike Price | Current Spread | Last Price | |||
Call | OXY250815C00075000 | 472 | 75.0 | 0.0 - 0.18 | 0.18 | Out |
Call | OXY250815C00070000 | 543 | 70.0 | 0.0 - 0.42 | 0.42 | Out |
Call | OXY250815C00065000 | 3164 | 65.0 | 0.04 - 0.11 | 0.05 | Out |
Call | OXY250815C00060000 | 2070 | 60.0 | 0.05 - 0.14 | 0.21 | Out |
Call | OXY250815C00057500 | 1384 | 57.5 | 0.05 - 0.2 | 0.09 | Out |
Call | OXY250815C00055000 | 3069 | 55.0 | 0.12 - 0.18 | 0.13 | Out |
Call | OXY250815C00052500 | 5578 | 52.5 | 0.19 - 0.23 | 0.18 | Out |
Call | OXY250815C00050000 | 4996 | 50.0 | 0.34 - 0.36 | 0.36 | Out |
Call | OXY250815C00047500 | 2475 | 47.5 | 0.64 - 0.68 | 0.65 | Out |
Call | OXY250815C00045000 | 4374 | 45.0 | 1.21 - 1.26 | 1.22 | Out |
Call | OXY250815C00042500 | 3033 | 42.5 | 2.15 - 2.2 | 2.15 | Out |
Call | OXY250815C00040000 | 2286 | 40.0 | 3.45 - 3.55 | 3.6 | In |
Call | OXY250815C00037500 | 843 | 37.5 | 5.15 - 5.25 | 5.2 | In |
Call | OXY250815C00035000 | 133 | 35.0 | 7.15 - 7.25 | 7.15 | In |
Call | OXY250815C00032500 | 18 | 32.5 | 9.25 - 9.5 | 8.65 | In |
Call | OXY250815C00030000 | 117 | 30.0 | 11.6 - 11.85 | 11.45 | In |
Call | OXY250815C00027500 | 101 | 27.5 | 13.9 - 14.3 | 13.9 | In |
Call | OXY250815C00025000 | 55 | 25.0 | 16.35 - 16.7 | 16.35 | In |
Put | OXY250815P00075000 | 0 | 75.0 | 32.95 - 34.1 | 32.95 | In |
Put | OXY250815P00070000 | 0 | 70.0 | 27.65 - 29.65 | 27.65 | In |
Put | OXY250815P00065000 | 0 | 65.0 | 23.6 - 23.9 | 23.6 | In |
Put | OXY250815P00060000 | 0 | 60.0 | 18.55 - 18.95 | 18.55 | In |
Put | OXY250815P00057500 | 10 | 57.5 | 16.1 - 16.35 | 16.25 | In |
Put | OXY250815P00055000 | 240 | 55.0 | 13.65 - 13.95 | 13.65 | In |
Put | OXY250815P00052500 | 364 | 52.5 | 11.2 - 11.4 | 11.3 | In |
Put | OXY250815P00050000 | 1113 | 50.0 | 8.75 - 8.95 | 8.76 | In |
Put | OXY250815P00047500 | 4244 | 47.5 | 6.55 - 6.65 | 6.6 | In |
Put | OXY250815P00045000 | 2445 | 45.0 | 4.6 - 4.7 | 4.7 | In |
Put | OXY250815P00042500 | 1102 | 42.5 | 3.05 - 3.1 | 2.97 | In |
Put | OXY250815P00040000 | 5615 | 40.0 | 1.88 - 1.92 | 1.95 | Out |
Put | OXY250815P00037500 | 5013 | 37.5 | 1.1 - 1.14 | 1.15 | Out |
Put | OXY250815P00035000 | 2921 | 35.0 | 0.62 - 0.66 | 0.64 | Out |
Put | OXY250815P00032500 | 296 | 32.5 | 0.34 - 0.37 | 0.39 | Out |
Put | OXY250815P00030000 | 440 | 30.0 | 0.18 - 0.22 | 0.26 | Out |
Put | OXY250815P00027500 | 81 | 27.5 | 0.04 - 0.74 | 0.13 | Out |
Put | OXY250815P00025000 | 206 | 25.0 | 0.0 - 0.46 | 0.1 | Out |
Put | OXY250815P00022500 | 71 | 22.5 | 0.0 - 0.45 | 0.45 | Out |
Put | OXY250815P00020000 | 327 | 20.0 | 0.0 - 0.66 | 0.66 | Out |
Occidental Total Stockholder Equity
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Occidental Petroleum Corporate Directors
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