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Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) has become a case study in how far retail conviction can drift from professional caution. Shares closed at $57.50 on Wednesday, up 39.8% year to date and 6.9% in the past week alone, sitting 14.8% below the 52-week high. Reddit’s aggregate sentiment score for Occidental is currently pinned at 88, a “very bullish” reading held across all 10 measured intervals this week.
Wall Street sees the same setup and shrugs. The Reddit Trade Behind Occidental’s 88 Sentiment Score Almost the entire retail signal traces back to a single r/options post titled “Oil is going to $150+ OXY $55 Jan 15th 2027 Calls,” which climbed to 228 upvotes and 92 comments before losing traction Wednesday. The thesis is straightforward crude speculation rather than a fundamental case, and it landed as Brent pushed above $94 on U.S. strikes against Iranian targets and Strait of Hormuz tensions.