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.

Here's the list of options activity happening in today's session:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
AUPH PUT SWEEP BULLISH 01/15/27 $15.00 $105.1K 469 10.9K
UNH CALL TRADE BULLISH 07/17/26 $390.00 $1.4 million 3.6K 1.5K
VKTX CALL TRADE BEARISH 10/16/26 $47.50 $57.5K 2.0K 1.2K
TEVA PUT SWEEP BEARISH 07/17/26 $32.00 $79.8K 46 623
HIMS CALL TRADE BEARISH 10/16/26 $29.00 $162.4K 243 584
BDX CALL SWEEP BULLISH 09/18/26 $140.00 $121.3K 7 103
LLY CALL TRADE BULLISH 06/18/26 $1065.00 $65.0K 43 37
ABVX PUT TRADE BULLISH 06/05/26 $115.00 $42.2K 65 18
VEEV CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/21/28 $185.00 $75.9K 25 15
AXSM CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 06/18/26 $175.00 $27.9K 19 9

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For AUPH (NASDAQ:AUPH), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 224 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 568 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 38 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $105.1K, with a price of $185.0 per contract. There were 469 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10960 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For UNH (NYSE:UNH), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 42 day(s) on July 17, 2026. This event was a transfer of 1400 contract(s) at a $390.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $1.4 million, with a price of $1000.0 per contract. There were 3697 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1541 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding VKTX (NASDAQ:VKTX), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 133 day(s) on October 16, 2026. Parties traded 250 contract(s) at a $47.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $57.5K, with a price of $230.0 per contract. There were 2091 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1235 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For TEVA (NYSE:TEVA), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 42 day(s) on July 17, 2026. This event was a transfer of 623 contract(s) at a $32.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 43 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $79.8K, with a price of $128.0 per contract. There were 46 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 623 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding HIMS (NYSE:HIMS), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 133 day(s) on October 16, 2026. Parties traded 290 contract(s) at a $29.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $162.4K, with a price of $560.0 per contract. There were 243 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 584 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BDX (NYSE:BDX), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 105 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 102 contract(s) at a $140.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 26 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $121.3K, with a price of $1180.0 per contract. There were 7 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 103 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For LLY (NYSE:LLY), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 13 day(s) on June 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 20 contract(s) at a $1065.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $65.0K, with a price of $3250.0 per contract. There were 43 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 37 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ABVX (NASDAQ:ABVX), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, is expiring today. Parties traded 10 contract(s) at a $115.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $42.2K, with a price of $4220.0 per contract. There were 65 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 18 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For VEEV (NYSE:VEEV), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 595 day(s) on January 21, 2028. This event was a transfer of 15 contract(s) at a $185.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $75.9K, with a price of $5060.0 per contract. There were 25 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 15 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AXSM (NASDAQ:AXSM), we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 13 day(s) on June 18, 2026. Parties traded 6 contract(s) at a $175.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.9K, with a price of $4655.0 per contract. There were 19 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 9 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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