Looking At Humana's Recent Unusual Options Activity

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Humana.

Looking at options history for Humana HUM we detected 11 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 18% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 81% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 7 are puts, for a total amount of $503,077 and 4, calls, for a total amount of $174,035.

What's The Price Target?

Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $440.0 to $510.0 for Humana over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

Looking at the volume and open interest is a powerful move while trading options. This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Humana's options for a given strike price. Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Humana's whale trades within a strike price range from $440.0 to $510.0 in the last 30 days.

Humana Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Options Call Chart

Biggest Options Spotted:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
HUM PUT SWEEP BEARISH 01/19/24 $510.00 $137.7K 184 25
HUM PUT TRADE BEARISH 06/16/23 $445.00 $110.0K 50 100
HUM PUT SWEEP BULLISH 11/17/23 $480.00 $99.9K 0 10
HUM PUT SWEEP BEARISH 05/05/23 $450.00 $58.5K 0 75
HUM CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 04/06/23 $485.00 $52.0K 5 67

Where Is Humana Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 836,088, the price of HUM is up 0.12% at $484.0.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 28 days.

What The Experts Say On Humana:

  • Deutsche Bank has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Humana, which currently sits at a price target of $562.

Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.

If you want to stay updated on the latest options trades for Humana, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.

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