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Deep-pocketed investors have adopted a bearish approach towards Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV), and it's something market players shouldn't ignore. Our tracking of public options records at Benzinga unveiled this significant move today. The identity of these investors remains unknown, but such a substantial move in ELV usually suggests something big is about to happen.
We gleaned this information from our observations today when Benzinga's options scanner highlighted 8 extraordinary options activities for Elevance Health. This level of activity is out of the ordinary.
The general mood among these heavyweight investors is divided, with 37% leaning bullish and 62% bearish. Among these notable options, 6 are puts, totaling $193,314, and 2 are calls, amounting to $271,329.
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $530.0 to $600.0 for Elevance Health over the last 3 months.
Examining the volume and open interest provides crucial insights into stock research. This information is key in gauging liquidity and interest levels for Elevance Health's options at certain strike prices. Below, we present a snapshot of the trends in volume and open interest for calls and puts across Elevance Health's significant trades, within a strike price range of $530.0 to $600.0, over the past month.
Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
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ELV | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/16/26 | $76.2 | $71.2 | $76.2 | $530.00 | $213.3K | 45 | 28 |
ELV | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/16/26 | $42.9 | $38.3 | $41.77 | $600.00 | $57.9K | 170 | 14 |
ELV | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/20/24 | $9.7 | $8.8 | $9.7 | $540.00 | $39.7K | 205 | 156 |
ELV | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 09/20/24 | $9.7 | $9.0 | $9.6 | $540.00 | $34.5K | 205 | 192 |
ELV | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/16/26 | $46.9 | $45.3 | $46.5 | $540.00 | $32.7K | 14 | 7 |
Elevance Health remains one of the leading health insurers in the U.S., providing medical benefits to 47 million medical members as of December 2023. The company offers employer, individual, and government-sponsored coverage plans. Elevance differs from its peers in its unique position as the largest single provider of Blue Cross Blue Shield branded coverage, operating as the licensee for the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association in 14 states. Through acquisitions, such as the Amerigroup deal in 2012 and MMM in 2021, Elevance's reach expands beyond those states through government-sponsored programs such as Medicaid and Medicare Advantage plans, too.
In light of the recent options history for Elevance Health, it's now appropriate to focus on the company itself. We aim to explore its current performance.
A total of 3 professional analysts have given their take on this stock in the last 30 days, setting an average price target of $597.6666666666666.
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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