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 (NYSE:UNH) we detected 13 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 7% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 92% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 10 are puts, for a total amount of $481,674 and 3, calls, for a total amount of $107,490.

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 $500.0 to $547.5 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 750.4 with a total volume of 536.00.

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 $500.0 to $547.5 over the last 30 days.

UnitedHealth Group Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

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Where Is UnitedHealth Group Standing Right Now?

• With a volume of 875,911, the price of UNH is down -0.07% at $523.21.
• RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
• Next earnings are expected to be released in 24 days.

What The Experts Say On UnitedHealth Group:

• Credit Suisse has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on UnitedHealth Group, which currently sits at a price target of $610.
• Morgan Stanley downgraded its action to Overweight with a price target of $587
• Raymond James downgraded its action to Outperform with a price target of $615

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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