A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on UnitedHealth Group.
Looking at options history for UnitedHealth Group UNH we detected 11 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 36% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 63% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $529,738 and 7, calls, for a total amount of $756,124.
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 $480.0 to $510.0 for UnitedHealth Group over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for UnitedHealth Group options trades today is 1236.0 with a total volume of 576.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for UnitedHealth Group's big money trades within a strike price range of $480.0 to $510.0 over the last 30 days.
UnitedHealth Group Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Biggest Options Spotted:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNH | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 07/07/23 | $485.00 | $257.8K | 30 | 143 |
| UNH | PUT | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 01/17/25 | $480.00 | $234.8K | 281 | 84 |
| UNH | PUT | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 01/19/24 | $510.00 | $227.3K | 1.6K | 84 |
| UNH | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $500.00 | $154.2K | 2.4K | 50 |
| UNH | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 06/21/24 | $510.00 | $128.6K | 39 | 36 |
Where Is UnitedHealth Group Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 1,037,366, the price of UNH is up 0.59% at $482.67.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 44 days.
What The Experts Say On UnitedHealth Group:
- Piper Sandler downgraded its action to Overweight with a price target of $580
- JP Morgan has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on UnitedHealth Group, 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.
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