UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC (UNH) Options Risk Score
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Data last updated: 2026-07-23
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Is it risky to sell options on UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC (UNH) right now?
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC (UNH) currently scores 39 out of 100 for options catalyst risk (LOW) over a 4-week expiry window. What pushes it there: 8 recent news items, 10 active legal filings and 2 clinical-trial catalysts, all landing inside the 4-week window. Below 45 is LOW: UNH's calendar looks clear across this window. Unscheduled news can still move any stock, so a low score is the absence of a known event, not the absence of risk.
UNH shows an IV Rank of 12, near the low end of its one-year range — options are relatively cheap, which favours option buyers over sellers, with a current implied volatility of about 31%. Read IV Rank alongside the catalyst score: it says how expensive UNH options are, while the score says whether that price is justified by a scheduled event.
UNH's next earnings date is 2026-07-16, outside the near-term options window.
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