Options imply a move above 5% for UnitedHealth shares
Seeking Alpha says options imply a 5.55% post-earnings move for UnitedHealth, with puts outnumbering calls and notable open interest at the $360 and $400 strikes.
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what happened
UnitedHealth Group is due to publish its third-quarter results on Tuesday, Seeking Alpha reports. Analysts’ forecasts call for earnings of $4.14 per share and revenue of $111.49B. Pricing for the at-the-money straddle expiring Friday points to an anticipated post-results move of roughly 5.55% in either direction.
With the stock currently at $376.42, that estimate implies a range of approximately $355.53 to $397.31 after the release. Positioning in the October 16 weekly contracts has a marked bearish tilt. The $360 put is the most heavily held nearby put, with open interest of 4,569 contracts, while the $400 call leads calls at 6,177 contracts. Across these options, 51,661 puts are open versus 42,039 calls, producing a put/call open-interest ratio of 1.23. At strikes farther from the market, the $400 call has 38,408 contracts and the $200 put has 41,343 contracts.
why it matters
For markets, the positioning points to elevated event volatility around the report, with options exposure leaning somewhat more toward downside protection than upside participation.
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- Options traders pricing in 5% movement in UnitedHealth's shares post earnings — seekingalpha.com, 12 October 2026 at 23:10 UTC
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