OBE - Obsidian Energy Ltd.
Obsidian Energy Ltd. primarily focuses on the exploration, production, and development of oil and natural gas properties in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. The company was formerly known as Penn West Petroleum Ltd.
As of May 15, 2026: spot at $13.45, ATM IV 64.9%, max pain $7.50, net GEX $453.1K.
- Sector
- Energy
- Industry
- Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
- Market Cap
- $875.7M
- P/E Ratio
- 1141.13
- Beta
- 0.55
- 52-Week Range
- 4.58-14.59
- CEO
- Stephen Elias Loukas
- Employees
- 203
- IPO Date
- Nov 15, 2005
- Exchange
- AMEX
What OBE Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 25.1% is subdued relative to the 1-year history, conditions that typically favor premium-buying or long-volatility structures (debit spreads, calendar spreads, long straddles); positive net gamma exposure ($453.1K) means dealers hedge against trend, damping realized volatility and biasing price toward heavy-OI strikes; the 25-delta skew (-0.019) is roughly flat across the wings.
What This Page Covers
The OBE overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure. Corporate data is on fundamentals, earnings, analyst ratings, and insider trading.
Frequently asked OBE overview questions
- What is OBE?
- OBE is the ticker symbol for Obsidian Energy Ltd., a listed security. Obsidian Energy Ltd. primarily focuses on the exploration, production, and development of oil and natural gas properties in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. Listed on AMEX. OBE is the equity ticker shown on this page; equity options traders use the security for directional, volatility, and income strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the OBE options snapshot look like today?
- As of May 15, 2026, the OBE options snapshot shows spot at $13.45, ATM IV 64.9%, IV rank 25.1%, max pain $7.50, net GEX $453.1K, expected move 18.61%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are OBE's key statistics?
- Obsidian Energy Ltd. (OBE) carries a market capitalization of $875.7M, trailing P/E ratio of 1141.13, beta of 0.55 relative to the broader market, 52-week range of 4.58-14.59. Full income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, and TTM ratio history is on the per-ticker fundamentals page; daily price history and 52-week levels are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the options market prices implied volatility around earnings windows and capital events.
- What sector or industry does OBE belong to?
- Obsidian Energy Ltd. operates in the Energy sector, in the Oil & Gas Exploration & Production industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare OBE's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the OBE data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated May 15, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Company-profile fields (sector, industry, market cap, P/E, IPO date) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. Financials and earnings refresh as 10-K and 10-Q filings are parsed (typically within several business days of the actual report). FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence (daily for short volume, bi-monthly for short interest, weekly for the OTC volume file, twice-monthly for SEC FTD).