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This Is What Whales Are Betting On CVS Health

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 (NYSE:CVS) we detected 11 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 45% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 54% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 8 are puts, for a total amount of $534,428 and 3, calls, for a total amount of $311,942.

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 $92.5 to $105.0 for CVS Health over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

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 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 activity within a strike price range from $92.5 to $105.0 in the last 30 days.

CVS Health Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
CVS PUT SWEEP BEARISH 06/17/22 $100.00 $222.5K 3.2K 513
CVS CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/20/23 $92.50 $199.0K 818 200
CVS PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 06/17/22 $95.00 $72.5K 10.3K 549
CVS CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/20/23 $95.00 $67.9K 699 81
CVS PUT SWEEP BEARISH 06/10/22 $97.00 $60.4K 530 770

Where Is CVS Health Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 3,665,279, the price of CVS is up 0.31% at $96.02.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 57 days.

What The Experts Say On CVS Health:

  • Bernstein downgraded its action to Market Perform with a price target of $112

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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