Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bearish stance on United States Steel.
Looking at options history for United States Steel X we detected 8 trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 37% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 62% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $187,147 and 6, calls, for a total amount of $660,688.
What's The Price Target?
Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $38.0 to $40.0 for United States Steel over the recent three months.
Insights into Volume & Open Interest
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for United States Steel options trades today is 5546.0 with a total volume of 14,036.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for United States Steel's big money trades within a strike price range of $38.0 to $40.0 over the last 30 days.
United States Steel Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Largest Options Trades Observed:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 04/17/25 | $2.39 | $2.26 | $2.26 | $40.00 | $281.2K | 19.6K | 1.3K |
| X | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 03/21/25 | $2.2 | $2.19 | $2.2 | $38.00 | $159.1K | 2.5K | 1.3K |
| X | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 03/21/25 | $2.31 | $2.18 | $2.31 | $38.00 | $96.3K | 5.4K | 471 |
| X | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 05/16/25 | $3.8 | $3.45 | $3.8 | $38.00 | $90.8K | 31 | 0 |
| X | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 03/21/25 | $2.4 | $2.21 | $2.21 | $38.00 | $82.5K | 2.5K | 80 |
About United States Steel
United States Steel Corp operates in the United States but also has a steelmaking capacity in Slovakia. The company's operating segments include North American Flat-Rolled (Flat-Rolled), Mini Mill, U. S. Steel Europe (USSE), and Tubular Products (Tubular). The Flat-Rolled segment includes U. S. Steel's integrated steel plants and equity investees in North America involved in the production of slabs, strip mill plates, sheets, and tin mill products, as well as all iron ore and coke production facilities in the United States. It serves North American customers in the service center, conversion, transportation, construction, container, and appliance, and electrical markets.
After a thorough review of the options trading surrounding United States Steel, we move to examine the company in more detail. This includes an assessment of its current market status and performance.
United States Steel's Current Market Status
- With a volume of 1,842,059, the price of X is down -0.52% at $37.5.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 65 days.
Professional Analyst Ratings for United States Steel
In the last month, 1 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $39.0.
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