Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Upstart Hldgs (NASDAQ:UPST).
And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
Whether this is an institution or just a wealthy individual, we don't know. But when something this big happens with UPST, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
So how do we know what this whale just did?
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 221 uncommon options trades for Upstart Hldgs.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 45% bullish and 54%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 161 are puts, for a total amount of $9,720,006, and 60 are calls, for a total amount of $2,122,597.
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 $65.0 to $500.0 for Upstart Hldgs over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Upstart Hldgs options trades today is 1001.38 with a total volume of 315,271.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Upstart Hldgs's big money trades within a strike price range of $65.0 to $500.0 over the last 30 days.
Upstart Hldgs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPST | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 10/21/22 | $115.00 | $1.5M | 456 | 631 |
| UPST | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 10/21/22 | $150.00 | $161.8K | 1.8K | 20 |
| UPST | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/19/24 | $480.00 | $81.2K | 3 | 2 |
| UPST | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/20/23 | $120.00 | $79.5K | 3.1K | 2.8K |
| UPST | PUT | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 04/22/22 | $140.00 | $64.9K | 77 | 10 |
Where Is Upstart Hldgs Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 7,555,555, the price of UPST is down -5.73% at $75.07.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 18 days.
What The Experts Say On Upstart Hldgs:
- Loop Capital downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $140
- FBN Securities downgraded its action to Outperform with a price target of $150
- Stephens & Co. downgraded its action to Equal-Weight with a price target of $124
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.
