Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bearish stance on Upstart Hldgs UPST.
And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when the positions showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this big happens with UPST, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 16 options trades for Upstart Hldgs.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 37% bullish and 62%, bearish.
Out of all of the options we uncovered, there was 1 put, for a total amount of $156,805, and 15, calls, for a total amount of $534,533.
Expected Price Movements
After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it's evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band between $27.5 and $55.0 for Upstart Hldgs, spanning the last three months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Upstart Hldgs options trades today is 3672.18 with a total volume of 5,625.00.
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 $27.5 to $55.0 over the last 30 days.
Upstart Hldgs Option Activity Analysis: 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 | NEUTRAL | 01/17/25 | $55.00 | $156.8K | 109 | 55 |
| UPST | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 06/21/24 | $50.00 | $74.2K | 6.1K | 163 |
| UPST | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $37.50 | $66.0K | 5.4K | 300 |
| UPST | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/17/25 | $42.50 | $45.9K | 240 | 50 |
| UPST | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/17/25 | $40.00 | $40.6K | 3.4K | 103 |
About Upstart Hldgs
Upstart Holdings Inc provides credit services. The company provides a proprietary, cloud-based, artificial intelligence lending platform. The platform aggregates consumer demand for loans and connects it to the network of Upstart AI-enabled bank partners. The revenue of the company comprised of fees paid by banks.
Current Position of Upstart Hldgs
- With a trading volume of 3,620,941, the price of UPST is down by -2.66%, reaching $31.51.
- Current RSI values indicate that the stock is may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings report is scheduled for 71 days from now.
Professional Analyst Ratings for Upstart Hldgs
A total of 3 professional analysts have given their take on this stock in the last 30 days, setting an average price target of $21.0.
- An analyst from Piper Sandler persists with their Neutral rating on Upstart Hldgs, maintaining a target price of $27.
- An analyst from Wedbush downgraded its action to Underperform with a price target of $10.
- Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from JP Morgan keeps a Underweight rating on Upstart Hldgs with a target price of $26.
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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