Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bearish stance on United Parcel Service.
Looking at options history for United Parcel Service UPS we detected 9 trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 33% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 66% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 6 are puts, for a total amount of $1,086,518 and 3, calls, for a total amount of $119,134.
Expected Price Movements
After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it's evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band between $85.0 and $125.0 for United Parcel Service, spanning the last three months.
Insights into Volume & Open Interest
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 United Parcel Service'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 United Parcel Service's whale trades within a strike price range from $85.0 to $125.0 in the last 30 days.
United Parcel Service Call and Put Volume: 30-Day Overview
Noteworthy Options Activity:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPS | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 06/20/25 | $7.0 | $6.75 | $6.78 | $110.00 | $644.1K | 1.9K | 965 |
| UPS | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/15/27 | $10.35 | $9.9 | $9.9 | $95.00 | $176.2K | 455 | 178 |
| UPS | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/16/26 | $2.93 | $2.7 | $2.85 | $85.00 | $114.0K | 354 | 402 |
| UPS | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 02/21/25 | $13.85 | $13.65 | $13.71 | $125.00 | $68.5K | 1.8K | 150 |
| UPS | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 03/21/25 | $1.79 | $1.75 | $1.79 | $115.00 | $53.7K | 4.4K | 911 |
About United Parcel Service
As the world's largest parcel delivery company, UPS manages a massive fleet of more than 500 planes and 100,000 vehicles, along with many hundreds of sorting facilities, to deliver an average of about 22 million packages per day to residences and businesses across the globe. UPS' domestic US package operations generate around 64% of total revenue while international package makes up 20%. Air and ocean freight forwarding and contract logistics make up the remainder.
Present Market Standing of United Parcel Service
- With a volume of 2,760,503, the price of UPS is down -0.04% at $111.72.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 76 days.
What The Experts Say On United Parcel Service
In the last month, 5 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $125.6.
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