United Health (UNH) Offering Possible 15.21% Return Over the Next 3 Calendar Days

United Health's most recent trend suggests a bullish bias. One trading opportunity on United Health is a Bull Put Spread using a strike $295.00 short put and a strike $290.00 long put offers a potential 15.21% return on risk over the next 3 calendar days. Maximum profit would be generated if the Bull Put Spread were to expire worthless, which would occur if the stock were above $295.00 by expiration. The full premium credit of $0.66 would be kept by the premium seller. The risk of $4.34 would be incurred if the stock dropped below the $290.00 long put strike price.

The 5-day moving average is moving up which suggests that the short-term momentum for United Health is bullish and the probability of a rise in share price is higher if the stock starts trending.

The 20-day moving average is moving up which suggests that the medium-term momentum for United Health is bullish.

The RSI indicator is at 60.75 level which suggests that the stock is neither overbought nor oversold at this time.

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