A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on United Rentals.
Looking at options history for United Rentals URI we detected 20 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 35% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 65% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $219,700 and 16, calls, for a total amount of $645,412.
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 $385.0 to $440.0 for United Rentals over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for United Rentals options trades today is 184.2 with a total volume of 3,487.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for United Rentals's big money trades within a strike price range of $385.0 to $440.0 over the last 30 days.
United Rentals 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| URI | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 06/23/23 | $400.00 | $81.0K | 571 | 493 |
| URI | PUT | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 01/19/24 | $430.00 | $73.5K | 52 | 54 |
| URI | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 01/19/24 | $430.00 | $63.7K | 102 | 60 |
| URI | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $430.00 | $63.7K | 102 | 30 |
| URI | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/19/24 | $430.00 | $48.8K | 52 | 74 |
Where Is United Rentals Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 483,833, the price of URI is up 1.24% at $412.07.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 35 days.
What The Experts Say On United Rentals:
- Morgan Stanley downgraded its action to Equal-Weight with a price target of $428
- Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on United Rentals, which currently sits at a price target of $428.
- Credit Suisse downgraded its action to Outperform with a price target of $482
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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