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TotalEnergies Options Flow Shows Hedged Bullish Stance

TotalEnergies options data indicates hedged bullish positioning with downside protection at €75.

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As of 2026-09-04 16:00 UTC. Market figures are as the cited sources reported them at that time and may have moved since. This is news, not investment advice.
On September 4, 2026, TotalEnergies options data showed put volume of 10,169 contracts exceeding call volume of 6,068 contracts, resulting in a put/call volume ratio of 1.68. [1] TotalEnergies SE traded at €76.67 on September 4, 2026, representing a 1.73% decline. [2] AAA data showed on 2026-09-04 that US retail diesel prices reached a record $5.85 per gallon, surpassing the previous peak from June 2022. [3] The article asserts that a refined-products crisis exists due to disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and Ukrainian one-way drone attacks on Russian energy infrastructure, tightening physical markets especially for diesel. [4] Analysts interpret the options flow as 'hedged bullish,' where traders target upside while actively paying attention to downside risk. [5] Investors executed a 5,000-contract June 18, 2027 €80/€88 call spread, which represents constructive longer-term positioning. [6] Bloomberg's NYMEX one-month heating-oil/crude spread, tracked as the HOCL1 Index, breached $100 per barrel early Tuesday and reached $108 early Wednesday, trading at $99 early Friday. [7] Goldman Sachs said Gulf oil exports had recovered to between 15 million and 16 million barrels per day, roughly two-thirds of prewar levels, with dark tanker transits obscuring some flows from Automatic Identification System tracking. [8]
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  1. On September 4, 2026, TotalEnergies options data showed put volume of 10,169 contracts exceeding call volume of 6,068 contracts, resulting in a put/call volume ratio of 1.68. · Investing.com
  2. TotalEnergies SE traded at €76.67 on September 4, 2026, representing a 1.73% decline. · Investing.com
  3. AAA data showed on 2026-09-04 that US retail diesel prices reached a record $5.85 per gallon, surpassing the previous peak from June 2022. · ZeroHedgeUnited States
  4. The article asserts that a refined-products crisis exists due to disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and Ukrainian one-way drone attacks on Russian energy infrastructure, tightening physical markets especially for diesel. · ZeroHedgeUnited States
  5. Analysts interpret the options flow as 'hedged bullish,' where traders target upside while actively paying attention to downside risk. · Investing.com
  6. Investors executed a 5,000-contract June 18, 2027 €80/€88 call spread, which represents constructive longer-term positioning. · Investing.com
  7. Bloomberg's NYMEX one-month heating-oil/crude spread, tracked as the HOCL1 Index, breached $100 per barrel early Tuesday and reached $108 early Wednesday, trading at $99 early Friday. · ZeroHedgeUnited States
  8. Goldman Sachs said Gulf oil exports had recovered to between 15 million and 16 million barrels per day, roughly two-thirds of prewar levels, with dark tanker transits obscuring some flows from Automatic Identification System tracking. · ZeroHedgeUnited States
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