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Options Trades: Bad Omen for Oil & Gas Co.?
Chesapeake Energy is seeing heavy options activity Thursday, as rising oil supplies weigh heavily on the energy sector.
CHK stock [CHK
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That includes 11,400 puts traded at the February 10 strike, against an open interest of 3,310 contracts, according to OptionMonster's proprietary tracking systems. February 12.50 puts have likewise traded actively but are far below open interest of 15,100 at that strike. Traders are also buying up the April 5 puts, at triple open interest.
Chesapeake is down more than 7 percent in midday trading to about $14. The company's next scheduled event is its quarterly report on Feb. 17, after the market closes.
Disclosures:
I own puts in CHK.
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Other Independent Oil & Gas Firms:
Devon Energy [DVN
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Petrohawk Energy [HK
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Comstock Resources [CRK
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Anadarko Petroleum [APC
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Jon 'DRJ' Najarian is a professional investor, CNBC contributor, and cofounder of OptionMonster.com.
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