High-rolling investors have positioned themselves bearish on Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM), and it's important for retail traders to take note.\This activity came to our attention today through Benzinga's tracking of publicly available options data. The identities of these investors are uncertain, but such a significant move in XOM often signals that someone has privileged information.Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 18 options trades for Exxon Mobil. This is not a typical pattern.The sentiment among thes ...

Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM).And retail traders should know.We noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this big happens with XOM, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.So how do we know what these investors just did? Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted ...