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Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bullish stance on UnitedHealth Group.
Looking at options history for UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) we detected 13 trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 46% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 30% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 7 are puts, for a total amount of $228,268 and 6, calls, for a total amount of $926,214.
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $300.0 to $640.0 for UnitedHealth Group over the last 3 months.
Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.
This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for UnitedHealth Group'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 UnitedHealth Group's whale activity within a strike price range from $300.0 to $640.0 in the last 30 days.
Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
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UNH | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/20/24 | $2.61 | $2.6 | $2.61 | $640.00 | $584.5K | 1.0K | 2.0K |
UNH | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/16/26 | $125.0 | $121.05 | $125.0 | $500.00 | $125.0K | 252 | 30 |
UNH | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/16/26 | $127.8 | $120.05 | $125.0 | $500.00 | $125.0K | 252 | 10 |
UNH | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/20/24 | $15.55 | $14.55 | $15.55 | $560.00 | $51.3K | 305 | 47 |
UNH | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 08/16/24 | $13.7 | $11.0 | $11.0 | $580.00 | $38.5K | 203 | 35 |
UnitedHealth Group is one of the largest private health insurers, providing medical benefits to about 50 million members globally, including 1 million outside the us as June 2024. As a leader in employer-sponsored, self-directed, and government-backed insurance plans, UnitedHealth has obtained massive scale in managed care. Along with its insurance assets, UnitedHealth's continued investments in its Optum franchises have created a healthcare services colossus that spans everything from medical and pharmaceutical benefits to providing outpatient care and analytics to both affiliated and third-party customers.
Having examined the options trading patterns of UnitedHealth Group, our attention now turns directly to the company. This shift allows us to delve into its present market position and performance
A total of 5 professional analysts have given their take on this stock in the last 30 days, setting an average price target of $613.4.
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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