TRU-SENTIMENT · DeltaNeutral
WU Trading Analysis - 10/02/2026 10:42 AM — TRU-SENTIMENT
Options chain · Stock chart · Baseline chart
WU (The Western Union Company) at $6.01. True Sentiment Bullish, delta 40-60 call 96% / put 4%, call $3,895 vs put $160. RSI 23.4.
- Symbol
- WU
- Price
- $6.01
- Article bias (separate from True Sentiment)
- neutral
- Conviction
- medium
- Published
- 2026-10-02 10:42:00 ET
- Author
- DeltaNeutral staff
TRUE SENTIMENT ANALYSIS (DELTA 40-60 OPTIONS)
True Sentiment Analysis: Delta 40–60 OptionsOptions-flow sentiment is Bullish, based on Delta 40–60 contracts only.
Call dollar volume was $3,895.00, compared with put dollar volume of $160.00. Total analyzed dollar volume was $4,055.00, with calls representing 96.10% and puts representing 3.90% of the directional flow. There were 70 call contracts and 5 put contracts across 4 call trades and 2 put trades.
This is a strong directional imbalance toward calls among the six pure-sentiment trades. It suggests that the sampled traders expected near-term upside or were positioning for a rebound from oversold levels. However, the total dollar volume is small relative to WU's approximately $1.88 billion market capitalization, and the filter analyzed only 3.00% of the 198 options contracts in the dataset. The signal should therefore be considered low-to-moderate in statistical significance despite its strong internal ratio.
The main divergence is clear:
- Options flow: bullish, with 96.10% call dollar volume.
- Daily trend: bearish, with price below the 5-day, 20-day, and 50-day SMA.
- Momentum: RSI is oversold at 23.43, but MACD remains bearish.
The options positioning may represent a rebound trade or hedging structure rather than a confirmed change in the primary trend. The embedded option-spread recommendation appropriately calls for waiting for greater alignment between technicals and sentiment.
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Key Statistics: WU
Fundamental Snapshot
Valuation
| P/E (trailing) | 4.90 |
| EPS (trailing 12 mo) | $1.24 |
| Market cap | $1.88B |
| Shares outstanding | 311.9M |
Dividend
| Dividend yield | 15.61% |
| Annual dividend | $0.94 |
| Ex-dividend date | 2026-09-16 |
Risk & range
| Beta | 0.51 |
| 52-week low | $5.87 |
| 52-week high | $10.35 |
| Historical volatility | 29.7% |
Ownership & trading
| Institutional ownership | 66.1% |
| Average daily volume | 9.3M sh |
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