UnitedHealth Group's press release moved UNH -0.69%
UNH moved +0.36% in five minutes and -0.69% by market close — about 6.3× UnitedHealth Group's median close-day move.
· PR Web · Press release · Realized reaction, point-in-time, zero look-ahead.
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Via PR Web
How UNH reacted after the announcement.
| Horizon | Reaction | UNH median |
|---|---|---|
| 30 sec | +0.17% | — |
| 1 min | +0.07% | — |
| 5 min | +0.36% | — |
| 10 min | +0.17% | — |
| 30 min | +0.49% | -0.03% |
| 60 min | -0.18% | — |
| 90 min | -0.16% | — |
| 120 min | -0.41% | — |
| to close | -0.69% | -0.11% |
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A hatched rung is a threshold the price never touched inside the measured window — not a missing measurement. Most news never moves a large-cap by 5% either way, so a mostly empty ladder is the finding, not a gap in the data.
| Held for | Return |
|---|---|
| D+1 | -0.12% |
| D+2 | +1.56% |
| D+3 | +1.70% |
| D+4 | +1.81% |
| D+5 | +3.85% |
| 1M | +7.40% |
| 3M | +3.69% |
| 6M | -38.24% |
| 12M | -34.65% |
Each row is measured from the price at the news to that horizon independently, so the ladder is not cumulative and a later row can sit above an earlier one. “Available” is a date, not a gap: that horizon has not elapsed yet for this event, and it is computed from the event’s own timestamp rather than from the data. An em dash is the other case — the horizon passed and no return was recorded.
Five minutes after the news, UNH had moved +0.36%; by the close it stood at -0.69% — the two readings disagree in direction, and the early move did not survive to the close.
Impact: Negative. Reaction = percent move vs. the price at the news timestamp. Sources below.
UNH’s news landed in the after-hours window; the main session closed -0.69%.
- Mainprior session
- After-hours4:00 – 8:00 PM
- Overnightno tape
- Pre-market4:00 – 9:30 AM
- Main session9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Segment widths are fixed, so two events on different days sit in comparable places. Hatched segments are real elapsed time with no tape to measure — the overnight halt is not a gap in the data. This event carries no intraday receipt time, so it is not pinned to a minute.
| Window | What it answers | Anchor price | Result | vs S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | From the news to the first main-session close, across every session in between. | 505.10re-anchored to the first print after the news | -0.12% | — |
| After-hours | The move between the closing bell and the overnight halt. | — | not measured | — |
| Pre-market | The move between the pre-market open and the opening bell. | — | not measured | — |
| Main | The move inside the regular session, from the news to the close. | 508.00the price at the news | -0.69% | +0.05% |
The main-session result is measured upstream against the price at the news; the all-sessions result is computed here from its own anchor and close, so the two can differ in the last decimal. The adjusted column subtracts the S&P 500’s move over the same main-session span — there is no index anchor for the all-sessions span, so that cell stays empty rather than borrowing this one. After-hours and pre-market are measured upstream but populate on a small minority of events, so this page does not request them. Those rows are unmeasured, not empty.
The same event measured across every session5
| Horizon | Reaction |
|---|---|
| 10 min | -0.02% |
| 30 min | -0.02% |
| 60 min | -0.02% |
| 90 min | -0.02% |
| 120 min | -0.02% |
Where this UNH event came from, and what the tape did with it.
UnitedHealth Group issued a press release, carried via PR Web, on Dec 31, 2024. It was one of 2 UnitedHealth Group headlines News Quantified labeled that day, so its measurement window overlaps with the others on a shared tape. The same session also carried UnitedHealth Group's "UnitedHealth Group Announces Earnings Release Date", each measured on its own clock.
Against the price at the news timestamp, UNH moved +0.36% after five minutes and -0.69% by the close — about 6.3× UnitedHealth Group's median close-day move of -0.11% across 2,000+ events. Because several releases shared that day, their measurement windows overlap and no single headline cleanly owns the move.
This is the alert you’d have received.
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Track UNH and you’ll get one email like this the next time it moves on news — the headline, the measured reaction, and how it compares to UNH’s baseline. Nothing else.
Set up UNH alerts →How this compares to UNH’s usual reaction.
Across 2,000+ labeled events, UNH’s median 30-minute reaction to all news is -0.03% (48% up); by the close it is -0.11%.
| Middle 50% of UNH reactions | -0.57% to +0.53% |
|---|---|
| Median reaction (30-min) | -0.03% |
| This event | +0.49% |
| Measured reactions | 2,000+ |
Half of all UnitedHealth Group news events land between -0.57% and +0.53% at 30 minutes; this one is a single draw from that distribution.
You just saw one reaction. There are 26M+ more.
See the full UNH reaction history →UNH’s session ranged -0.93% to +0.81% against the price at the news.
2.3M shares against a 30-day average of 3.6M.
What the average share actually traded at across the session, rather than at any one print.
The close moved -0.69% against a 20-day average true range of 13.99. UNH carries no market-cap or price-to-earnings figure on this record, and no short interest, so none is shown.
Email me when UNH moves on news.
One email per qualifying move — the headline, the measured reaction, and how it compares to UNH's baseline. Nothing else.
How comparable UNH events have landed.
Across 5 other recent UnitedHealth Group press release events, the median close-day reaction was -0.76%. Each is measured the same way, from its own news timestamp.
8 more UNH events, each measured the same way.
Recent UNH events, each with its measured reaction8
That same day, across the market2
Same measurement, same clock, different names — each headline measured from its own news timestamp, point-in-time.
Peer tickers, measured the same way4
Every US ticker is measured the same way, from its own news timestamp. Browse all tickers →
UNH carried 1 other record that day.
Each was measured the same way, from its own timestamp.
| Record | Event | 5-min | To close |
|---|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealth Group Announces Earnings Release Date | Press release | +0.14% | -0.69% |
How the numbers are made.
How was UNH's +0.36% reaction measured?
From the news timestamp, not the trading day: News Quantified takes the last trade before this press release as the base price and measures the move five minutes of trading later — point-in-time, zero look-ahead. The same clock produced the -0.69% to-close figure.
What is UnitedHealth Group's median reaction, and how does this event compare?
UnitedHealth Group's median is drawn from 2,000+ labeled events; at 30 minutes it sits at -0.03%, and -0.11% by the close. This event's move is one draw from that distribution — ordinary or outlier, the chart's median ticks show which.
2 UnitedHealth Group headlines shared Dec 31, 2024. Whose reaction is this?
Each of the 2 same-day UnitedHealth Group events is measured from its own timestamp, but their windows overlap on one tape, so we show the cluster rather than pretending a single headline owns the move.
Does -0.69% predict UnitedHealth Group's next reaction?
No. -0.69% is a realized fact about Dec 31, 2024, not a forecast. Past reactions describe a distribution; they say nothing certain about any future move.
How to cite this reaction.
News Quantified. "Remote Work Trends: Virtual Vocations' Q3 2024 Report Spotlights Remote Work Leaders and Top Telework Careers." UNH realized price reaction, Dec 31, 2024. Retrieved from https://newsquantified.com/tickers/unh/news/remote-work-trends-virtual-vocations-q3-2024-report-2024-12-31
Canonical URL: https://newsquantified.com/tickers/unh/news/remote-work-trends-virtual-vocations-q3-2024-report-2024-12-31
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