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"highlight": "Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bearish stance on <em>HCA</em> <em>Healthcare</em> HCA.\n\nAnd retail traders should know.\n\nWe noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.\n\nWhether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know.",
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"highlight": "Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 9 uncommon options trades for <em>HCA</em> <em>Healthcare</em>.\n\nThis isn't normal.\n\nThe overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 33% bullish and 66%, bearish.\n\nOut of all of the special options we uncovered, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $674,730, and 5 are calls, for a total amount of $530,480.",
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"highlight": "Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $255.0 to $325.0 for <em>HCA</em> <em>Healthcare</em> during the past quarter.\n\nVolume & Open Interest Trends\n\nAssessing the volume and open interest is a strategic step in options trading.",
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"highlight": "<em>HCA</em> <em>Healthcare</em> 30-Day Option Volume & Interest Snapshot\n\nNoteworthy Options Activity:\n\nSymbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp.",
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"highlight": "TRADE BEARISH 06/20/25 $17.3 $15.5 $17.0 $255.00 $510.0K 0 0 HCA CALL SWEEP BEARISH 05/17/24 $8.4 $8.0 $8.0 $310.00 $317.6K 22 400 HCA CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 05/17/24 $12.9 $12.2 $12.6 $300.00 $126.0K 21 30 HCA PUT TRADE BULLISH 05/17/24 $27.7 $25.8 $26.12 $320.00 $78.3K 102 21 HCA PUT TRADE BEARISH 05/17/24 $6.0 $5.7 $6.0 $280.00 $60.0K 4 101\n\nAbout <em>HCA</em>",
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"highlight": "<em>Healthcare</em>\n\n<em>HCA</em> <em>Healthcare</em> is a Nashville-based healthcare provider organization operating the largest collection of acute-care hospitals in the United States.",
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"highlight": "After a thorough review of the options trading surrounding <em>HCA</em> <em>Healthcare</em>, we move to examine the company in more detail. This includes an assessment of its current market status and performance.\n\nCurrent Position of <em>HCA</em> <em>Healthcare</em>\n\nWith a trading volume of 1,232,506, the price of HCA is down by -4.28%, reaching $297.71.",
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"highlight": "Expert Opinions on <em>HCA</em> <em>Healthcare</em>\n\nOver the past month, 3 industry analysts have shared their insights on this stock, proposing an average target price of $336.3333333333333.\n\nAn analyst from Deutsche Bank has decided to maintain their Buy rating on <em>HCA</em> <em>Healthcare</em>, which currently sits at a price target of $359.",
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"highlight": "An analyst from Wells Fargo persists with their Equal-Weight rating on <em>HCA</em> <em>Healthcare</em>, maintaining a target price of $315.\n\nReflecting concerns, an analyst from Cantor Fitzgerald lowers its rating to Overweight with a new price target of $335.\n\nOptions are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential.",
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"highlight": "If you want to stay updated on the latest options trades for <em>HCA</em> <em>Healthcare</em>, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.",
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