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Open Brent Options Positions Skewed to the Upside

OIL OPTIONS

Brent open options positions show more cover to the upside than downside with risks to Russian output as well as OPEC+ cuts if there are further signs of demand weakness.

  • Total aggregate call open interest is currently 1.175m and put aggregate open interest is 701k contracts.
  • The main upside call positions are at 110$/bbl, 110$/bbl and between 120 and 150$/bbl. The downside cover is mostly from 80$/bbl down to 60$/bbl.
  • The second month skew is back near parity having shown a skew in favour of the calls for the last couple of days. ATM implied volatility is steady at around 48%.

Source: MNI / Bloomberg

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