Financial giants have made a conspicuous bearish move on CVS Health. Our analysis of options history for CVS Health CVS revealed 10 unusual trades.
Delving into the details, we found 30% of traders were bullish, while 70% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 3 were puts, with a value of $138,985, and 7 were calls, valued at $321,467.
Predicted Price Range
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $60.0 to $80.0 for CVS Health over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
Examining the volume and open interest provides crucial insights into stock research. This information is key in gauging liquidity and interest levels for CVS Health's options at certain strike prices. Below, we present a snapshot of the trends in volume and open interest for calls and puts across CVS Health's significant trades, within a strike price range of $60.0 to $80.0, over the past month.
CVS Health Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days
Biggest Options Spotted:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVS | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 05/16/25 | $1.37 | $1.33 | $1.33 | $72.50 | $114.3K | 1.6K | 139 |
| CVS | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/16/26 | $5.9 | $5.85 | $5.86 | $60.00 | $58.6K | 4.1K | 100 |
| CVS | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 12/18/26 | $5.3 | $5.15 | $5.15 | $80.00 | $51.5K | 463 | 102 |
| CVS | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/19/25 | $13.35 | $13.2 | $13.2 | $75.00 | $47.5K | 545 | 36 |
| CVS | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/16/26 | $8.7 | $8.45 | $8.6 | $62.50 | $36.1K | 2.4K | 199 |
About CVS Health
CVS Health offers a diverse set of healthcare services. Its roots are in its retail pharmacy operations, where it operates over 9,000 stores primarily in the us. CVS is also a large pharmacy benefit manager (acquired through Caremark), processing about 2 billion adjusted claims annually. It also operates a top-tier health insurer (acquired through Aetna) where it serves about 26 million medical members. The company's recent acquisition of Oak Street adds primary care services to the mix, which could have significant synergies with all its existing business lines.
After a thorough review of the options trading surrounding CVS Health, we move to examine the company in more detail. This includes an assessment of its current market status and performance.
CVS Health's Current Market Status
- Trading volume stands at 3,288,419, with CVS's price down by -0.44%, positioned at $63.38.
- RSI indicators show the stock to be may be approaching overbought.
- Earnings announcement expected in 63 days.
What Analysts Are Saying About CVS Health
5 market experts have recently issued ratings for this stock, with a consensus target price of $75.6.
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