Clover Health jumps 19%; options activity could be why

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* Clover Health Investments (NASDAQ:CLOV [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/CLOV]) is up ~19% in Friday morning trading despite no new news releases, SEC filings, or other clear catalysts.
* However, a check of options activity since today's market opening could provide some insights. Since then, 10 put options have been recorded.
* The largest [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/CLOV/options], with a volume of ~35,000 put options, has a strike price of $3.50. Another, with ~32,500 puts, is has a strike price of $4.00.
* Only four call options have been recorded so far today, but all with relatively little volume.
* Clover Health was also helped recently by an upgrade to buy from Zacks Investment Research.
* Speculation has also been brewing for months that a partnership between Clover Health's AI business, Counterpart Health, and Humana (HUM [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/HUM]) could be coming.
* Clover Health reports its Q3 financial results on Nov. 4 after market close.

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