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 often look for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges away from its normal worth. Abnormal amounts of trading activity could push option prices to hyperbolic or underperforming 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
ROIV CALL SWEEP BEARISH 12/18/26 $40.00 $95.7K 4 2.5K
ALT PUT SWEEP NEUTRAL 08/28/26 $3.50 $32.3K 504 500
EW CALL TRADE BULLISH 11/20/26 $105.00 $26.5K 594 183
UNH PUT SWEEP BULLISH 09/18/26 $390.00 $26.8K 2.5K 138
ASST CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 01/21/28 $17.00 $47.5K 2.4K 133
GSK CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 01/15/27 $50.00 $32.0K 1.3K 116
QURE PUT TRADE BULLISH 10/16/26 $44.00 $25.0K 345 80
ARGX CALL SWEEP BEARISH 08/21/26 $860.00 $35.8K 9 28
AMGN CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 08/21/26 $355.00 $29.1K 221 5

Explanation

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

• Regarding ROIV (NASDAQ:ROIV), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 126 day(s) on December 18, 2026. Parties traded 399 contract(s) at a $40.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 10 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $95.7K, with a price of $240.0 per contract. There were 4 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2599 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ALT (NASDAQ:ALT), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 14 day(s) on August 28, 2026. This event was a transfer of 500 contract(s) at a $3.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.3K, with a price of $65.0 per contract. There were 504 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 500 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For EW (NYSE:EW), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 98 day(s) on November 20, 2026. This event was a transfer of 166 contract(s) at a $105.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.5K, with a price of $160.0 per contract. There were 594 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 183 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For UNH (NYSE:UNH), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 35 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 33 contract(s) at a $390.00 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 $26.8K, with a price of $815.0 per contract. There were 2526 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 138 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ASST (NASDAQ:ASST), we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 525 day(s) on January 21, 2028. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $17.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $47.5K, with a price of $475.0 per contract. There were 2474 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 133 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For GSK (NYSE:GSK), we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 154 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $50.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.0K, with a price of $320.0 per contract. There were 1349 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 116 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding QURE (NASDAQ:QURE), we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 63 day(s) on October 16, 2026. Parties traded 39 contract(s) at a $44.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.0K, with a price of $642.0 per contract. There were 345 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 80 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ARGX (NASDAQ:ARGX), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on August 21, 2026. Parties traded 26 contract(s) at a $860.00 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 $35.8K, with a price of $1380.0 per contract. There were 9 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 28 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AMGN (NASDAQ:AMGN), we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 7 day(s) on August 21, 2026. This event was a transfer of 5 contract(s) at a $355.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.1K, with a price of $5832.0 per contract. There were 221 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5 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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