{
  "id": 3894133,
  "title": "HP, Inc. Results Today - Huge, Unusual Options Activity in Long-Dated HPQ Puts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/hp-inc-results-today-huge-unusual-options-activity-in-long-dated-hpq",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-26T17:30:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Finance",
    "slug": "yahoo-finance",
    "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/options/articles/hp-inc-results-today-huge-173002550.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "HP, Inc. (HPQ) is set to release its fiscal Q3 results after the market closes. Investors are heavily purchasing long-dated, deep out-of-the-money put options expiring more than 9 months in the future. Currently trading at $29.69, HPQ recently peaked at $31.30 on August 13. Analysts anticipate a 1.55% revenue decline for Q4, down from the 3.28% increase in Q3. This drop in revenue, coupled with concerns over consumer demand for HP's products, may be prompting investors to buy these deep out-of-the-money put options. Over 3,000 put contracts at the $22.00 strike price expiring June 17, 2027, have been traded, which is nearly 30 times the previous volume at that strike price and expiry. The buyers of these puts are anticipating a significant drop in HPQ, with the intrinsic value of the put requiring the stock to fall to $20.21. This would represent a substantial 31.9% decrease from the current price. However, the sellers of the puts are benefiting from a high yield, getting paid $1.79 for every put contract (8.136% of the $22.00 strike price), which represents a 9-month position. Investors should consider this high yield and potentially lower potential buy-in point. However, the \"sell on the news\" cycle appears to be strong for HPQ, and investors considering this strategy should be aware that the worst-case scenario may be a 100% loss of capital on the long-dated put investments.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}