This whale alert can help traders discover the next big trading opportunities.

Whales are entities with large sums of money and we track their transactions here at Benzinga on our options activity scanner.

Traders will search for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges heavily from its normal worth. High amounts of trading activity could push option prices to exaggerated or underestimated levels.

Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Health Care sector:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
UNH CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/15/27 $450.00 $57.7K 6.9K 230
HIMS CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/15/27 $60.00 $31.0K 8.8K 215
SLS CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 09/18/26 $15.00 $41.8K 2.6K 180
ISRG CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 05/29/26 $450.00 $25.2K 57 147
AMGN PUT SWEEP BEARISH 12/18/26 $285.00 $49.1K 67 57
INSM CALL SWEEP BEARISH 07/17/26 $110.00 $27.1K 69 40
LLY PUT SWEEP BEARISH 11/20/26 $870.00 $31.4K 62 28
VEEV PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 06/18/26 $180.00 $51.6K 159 22
ABT CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 07/17/26 $65.00 $46.0K 2 20
HUM CALL SWEEP BULLISH 06/18/26 $210.00 $98.5K 282 10

Explanation

These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.

• Regarding UNH (NYSE:UNH), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 235 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 30 contract(s) at a $450.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $57.7K, with a price of $1926.0 per contract. There were 6932 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 230 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding HIMS (NYSE:HIMS), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 235 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $60.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.0K, with a price of $155.0 per contract. There were 8826 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 215 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SLS (NASDAQ:SLS), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 116 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 180 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $41.8K, with a price of $235.0 per contract. There were 2647 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 180 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ISRG (NASDAQ:ISRG), we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on May 29, 2026. Parties traded 89 contract(s) at a $450.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.2K, with a price of $280.0 per contract. There were 57 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 147 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AMGN (NASDAQ:AMGN), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 207 day(s) on December 18, 2026. Parties traded 49 contract(s) at a $285.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $49.1K, with a price of $1005.0 per contract. There were 67 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 57 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding INSM (NASDAQ:INSM), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 53 day(s) on July 17, 2026. Parties traded 40 contract(s) at a $110.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 8 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.1K, with a price of $677.0 per contract. There were 69 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 40 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For LLY (NYSE:LLY), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 179 day(s) on November 20, 2026. This event was a transfer of 9 contract(s) at a $870.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.4K, with a price of $3520.0 per contract. There were 62 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 28 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For VEEV (NYSE:VEEV), we notice a put option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 24 day(s) on June 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 22 contract(s) at a $180.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $51.6K, with a price of $2347.0 per contract. There were 159 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 22 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ABT (NYSE:ABT), we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 53 day(s) on July 17, 2026. This event was a transfer of 20 contract(s) at a $65.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $46.0K, with a price of $2300.0 per contract. There were 2 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 20 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For HUM (NYSE:HUM), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 24 day(s) on June 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 10 contract(s) at a $210.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $98.5K, with a price of $9850.0 per contract. There were 282 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10 contract(s) were bought and sold.

Options Alert Terminology
- Call Contracts: The right to buy shares as indicated in the contract.
- Put Contracts: The right to sell shares as indicated in the contract.
- Expiration Date: When the contract expires. One must act on the contract by this date if one wants to use it.
- Premium/Option Price: The price of the contract.

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