ELV — Put-Selling Research

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Elevance Health, Inc.
Healthcare · $344.76
1.0
/10
Poor Entry
Put-selling entry timing — not a stock rating.A strong long-term holding can still show a low score today (thin premium, extended trend, or turning momentum).
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Regime
Bullish
vs SMA200
SMA200 Distance
+6.3%
Above trend
Volatility
Normal
Average premiums
Momentum
Accelerating
Price direction
About Elevance Health, Inc.
Elevance Health (formerly Anthem) is a top-tier US managed care insurer covering ~47M medical members. Beta around 0.6, ~1.7% yield. Defensive healthcare wheel with moderate-IV options, reliable premiums, and a solid balance sheet. CMS rate cycles and Medicare Advantage policy shifts are the main regime drivers; pairs cleanly with UNH for diversified managed-care exposure.
Managed Health Care
Market Cap
$74.9B
P/E Ratio
14.6
Dividend
2.0%
Beta
0.50
52-Week Range Current: $344.76
$273.71 $427.54
Earnings
2026-07-16
80 days away

Bottom Line

ELV — overbought is a timing input, not a reversal call. Trends in this configuration have historically resumed after short consolidation phases; the 200-day average (~$324) is a natural reversion reference.

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Elevance Health, Inc. trades in bullish territory at $344.76, 6.3% above its 200-day moving average, yet the composite score of 1.0/10 flags caution. Surface trend stays positive; deeper indicators diverge — a pattern that has historically preceded pullbacks in the Healthcare sector.

20-day ATR on ELV is in the middle band (beta 0.50). Paired with a bull regime, this produces the kind of steady-state tape where standard 30–45 DTE cycles have historically behaved consistently.

ELV's price momentum is accelerating — the rate of change is increasing rather than flattening. At $344.76, 6.3% above the 200-day average, the tape shows the kind of impulse that has historically persisted for multiple weeks in the Healthcare sector.

ELV registers overbought on oscillator-based measures. Historically, overbought conditions in uptrends have preceded short consolidation phases rather than full reversals, but the 200-day average (~$324) is a natural reversion reference.

Based on end-of-day market data · Scored by ThetaLoop Research · AI use
ELV ranks #26 of 66 Healthcare tickers by put-selling score (619 total screened)

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