Occidental (OXY) Offering Possible 17.65% Return Over the Next 21 Calendar Days

Occidental's most recent trend suggests a bearish bias. One trading opportunity on Occidental is a Bear Call Spread using a strike $53.00 short call and a strike $58.00 long call offers a potential 17.65% return on risk over the next 21 calendar days. Maximum profit would be generated if the Bear Call Spread were to expire worthless, which would occur if the stock were below $53.00 by expiration. The full premium credit of $0.75 would be kept by the premium seller. The risk of $4.25 would be incurred if the stock rose above the $58.00 long call strike price.

The 5-day moving average is moving down which suggests that the short-term momentum for Occidental is bearish and the probability of a decline in share price is higher if the stock starts trending.

The 20-day moving average is moving down which suggests that the medium-term momentum for Occidental is bearish.

The RSI indicator is below 20 which suggests that the stock is in oversold territory.

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Wed, 29 May 2019 23:18:34 +0000
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Wed, 29 May 2019 19:23:29 +0000
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Stock Market News: Canada Goose Gets Plucked; Occidental Plans Sales
Wed, 29 May 2019 15:57:52 +0000
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Total to hold talks with Algeria over Anadarko assets
Wed, 29 May 2019 11:16:55 +0000
Total will meet Algerian authorities for talks over its plans to buy Anadarko's assets in the country and is not worried by media reports that Algiers would block the deal, Chief Executive Patrick Pouyanne said on Wednesday. “We will meet Algerian authorities very soon,” Pouyanne told shareholders at the company's annual meeting in Paris. Algeria's energy minister said on Monday he would seek a “good compromise” when asked about his earlier comments that Algiers would block Total's plan.

Continental Petroleum Chairman Harold Hamm to Keynote EnerCom's The Oil & Gas Conference® Tues. Aug. 13, 2019
Wed, 29 May 2019 11:15:00 +0000
DENVER, May 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — EnerCom is pleased to announce that legendary oilman Harold G. Hamm, chairman and CEO of Continental Resources (CLR), will take the stage for a discussion about U.S. shale and look at the prospects for U.S. oil and gas exploration in a “fireside chat” Tuesday, August 13, 2019, during EnerCom's The Oil & Gas Conference® in downtown Denver's Westin hotel.

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