CVS Health Unusual Options Activity For October 17

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

Looking at options history for CVS Health CVS 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, 8 are puts, for a total amount of $418,270 and 3, calls, for a total amount of $102,097.

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 $70.0 to $90.0 for CVS Health 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 CVS Health'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 CVS Health's whale trades within a strike price range from $70.0 to $90.0 in the last 30 days.

CVS Health 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
CVS PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 01/19/24 $90.00 $96.5K 897 0
CVS PUT TRADE BEARISH 01/19/24 $90.00 $95.5K 897 50
CVS PUT SWEEP BULLISH 11/17/23 $72.50 $52.9K 2.2K 206
CVS PUT SWEEP BULLISH 01/16/26 $75.00 $49.2K 7 100
CVS PUT SWEEP BEARISH 01/16/26 $75.00 $44.0K 7 50

Where Is CVS Health Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 5,951,202, the price of CVS is up 0.73% at $72.01.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 15 days.

What The Experts Say On CVS Health:

  • Evercore ISI Group upgraded its action to Outperform with a price target of $83

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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