Investors with significant funds have taken a bearish position in Welltower (NYSE:WELL), a development that retail traders should be aware of.
This was brought to our attention today through our monitoring of publicly accessible options data at Benzinga. The exact nature of these investors remains a mystery, but such a major move in WELL usually indicates foreknowledge of upcoming events.
Today, Benzinga’s options scanner identified 8 options transactions for Welltower. This is an unusual occurrence. The sentiment among these large-scale traders is mixed, with 37% being bullish and 50% bearish. Of all the options we discovered, 7 are puts, valued at $386,200, and there was a single call, worth $69,000.
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 $90.0 to $100.0 for Welltower during the past quarter.
Insights into Volume & Open Interest
Examining the volume and open interest provides crucial insights into stock research. This information is key in gauging liquidity and interest levels for Welltower’s options at certain strike prices. Below, we present a snapshot of the trends in volume and open interest for calls and puts across Welltower’s significant trades, within a strike price range of $90.0 to $100.0, over the past month.
Welltower 30-Day Option Volume & Interest Snapshot
Noteworthy Options Activity:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WELL | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/16/26 | $6.8 | $4.0 | $6.1 | $90.00 | $82.3K | 276 | 502 |
| WELL | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/16/26 | $6.3 | $6.1 | $6.1 | $90.00 | $69.5K | 276 | 367 |
| WELL | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/21/24 | $2.3 | $2.2 | $2.3 | $100.00 | $69.0K | 2.1K | 400 |
| WELL | PUT | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/16/26 | $8.3 | $4.6 | $6.1 | $90.00 | $62.8K | 276 | 250 |
| WELL | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/16/26 | $6.4 | $4.7 | $6.0 | $90.00 | $57.6K | 276 | 670 |
About Welltower
Welltower owns a diversified healthcare portfolio of 2,096 in-place properties spread across the senior housing, medical office, and skilled nursing/post-acute care sectors. The portfolio includes over 100 properties in both Canada and the United Kingdom as the company looks for additional investment opportunities in countries with mature healthcare systems that operate similarly to that of the United…
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