Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bullish stance on United Parcel Service.
Looking at options history for United Parcel Service UPS we detected 16 trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 50% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 50% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 9 are puts, for a total amount of $342,992 and 7, calls, for a total amount of $536,380.
Projected Price Targets
Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $120.0 to $185.0 for United Parcel Service during the past quarter.
Insights into Volume & Open Interest
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for United Parcel Service options trades today is 1721.5 with a total volume of 2,466.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for United Parcel Service's big money trades within a strike price range of $120.0 to $185.0 over the last 30 days.
United Parcel Service Call and Put Volume: 30-Day Overview
Biggest Options Spotted:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPS | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 06/21/24 | $150.00 | $184.5K | 1.4K | 100 |
| UPS | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 04/19/24 | $160.00 | $102.0K | 1.4K | 117 |
| UPS | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 06/21/24 | $155.00 | $78.7K | 2.2K | 50 |
| UPS | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 12/22/23 | $160.00 | $65.2K | 947 | 1.2K |
| UPS | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/17/25 | $175.00 | $54.3K | 10.1K | 102 |
About United Parcel Service
As the world's largest parcel delivery company, UPS manages a massive fleet of more than 500 planes and 100,000 vehicles, along with many hundreds of sorting facilities, to deliver an average of about 25 million packages per day to residences and businesses across the globe. UPS' domestic U.S. package operations generate around 64% of total revenue while international package makes up 20%. Air and ocean freight forwarding, truckload brokerage, and contract logistics make up the remainder.
Having examined the options trading patterns of United Parcel Service, our attention now turns directly to the company. This shift allows us to delve into its present market position and performance
Current Position of United Parcel Service
- With a volume of 1,727,401, the price of UPS is down -0.09% at $161.43.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 42 days.
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