Market Whales and Their Recent Bets on UAL Options

Benzinga Insights

March 5, 2025

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Deep-pocketed investors have adopted a bullish approach towards United Airlines Holdings (NASDAQ:UAL), and it's something market players shouldn't ignore. Our tracking of public options records at Benzinga unveiled this significant move today. The identity of these investors remains unknown, but such a substantial move in UAL usually suggests something big is about to happen.

We gleaned this information from our observations today when Benzinga's options scanner highlighted 8 extraordinary options activities for United Airlines Holdings. This level of activity is out of the ordinary.

The general mood among these heavyweight investors is divided, with 50% leaning bullish and 37% bearish. Among these notable options, 2 are puts, totaling $90,570, and 6 are calls, amounting to $576,674.

Predicted Price Range

Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $50.0 to $100.0 for United Airlines Holdings during the past quarter.

Volume & Open Interest Development

Looking at the volume and open interest is a powerful move while trading options. This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for United Airlines Holdings's options for a given strike price. Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of United Airlines Holdings's whale trades within a strike price range from $50.0 to $100.0 in the last 30 days.

United Airlines Holdings Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days

Options Call Chart

Largest Options Trades Observed:

Symbol	PUT/CALL	Trade Type	Sentiment	Exp. Date	Ask	Bid	Price	Strike Price	Total Trade Price	Open Interest	Volume
UAL	CALL	SWEEP	BEARISH	04/17/25	$11.65	$11.45	$11.45	$85.00	$168.3K	2.5K	1.1K
UAL	CALL	SWEEP	BEARISH	03/21/25	$7.5	$7.05	$7.05	$85.00	$151.5K	1.6K	216
UAL	CALL	SWEEP	BULLISH	03/21/25	$1.5	$1.45	$1.47	$100.00	$112.2K	3.2K	2.7K
UAL	CALL	SWEEP	BULLISH	03/21/25	$1.4	$1.38	$1.4	$100.00	$84.8K	3.2K	8.3K
UAL	PUT	TRADE	NEUTRAL	03/14/25	$1.99	$1.84	$1.91	$84.00	$51.5K	0	301

About United Airlines Holdings

United Airlines is a major us network carrier with hubs in San Francisco, Chicago, Houston, Denver, Los Angeles, New York/Newark, and Washington, D.C. United operates a hub-and-spoke system that is more focused on international and long-haul travel than its large us peers.

Following our analysis of the options activities associated with United Airlines Holdings, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.

United Airlines Holdings's Current Market Status

With a volume of 6,144,480, the price of UAL is up 6.07% at $91.44.
RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.
Next earnings are expected to be released in 41 days.

What Analysts Are Saying About United Airlines Holdings

1 market experts have recently issued ratings for this stock, with a consensus target price of $130.0.

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