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
MRNA CALL TRADE BULLISH 08/28/26 $150.00 $40.9K 3.9K 3.4K
RARE CALL TRADE BEARISH 12/18/26 $20.00 $93.0K 60 2.4K
UNH CALL SWEEP BULLISH 12/18/26 $400.00 $61.3K 3.1K 957
UNCY PUT SWEEP BULLISH 10/16/26 $5.00 $25.0K 0 751
NBIX CALL TRADE BEARISH 12/17/27 $150.00 $895.0K 1.1K 400
VKTX CALL TRADE BEARISH 11/20/26 $50.00 $44.0K 3.4K 344
PFE CALL SWEEP BEARISH 06/17/27 $32.00 $37.9K 11.3K 340
GILD PUT SWEEP BULLISH 09/04/26 $143.00 $44.8K 17 305
JNJ CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/15/27 $230.00 $206.3K 1.8K 224
CGON CALL TRADE BULLISH 10/16/26 $80.00 $203.9K 57 210

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• Regarding MRNA (NASDAQ:MRNA), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on August 28, 2026. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $150.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $40.9K, with a price of $410.0 per contract. There were 3934 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3477 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding RARE (NASDAQ:RARE), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 116 day(s) on December 18, 2026. Parties traded 94 contract(s) at a $20.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $93.0K, with a price of $990.0 per contract. There were 60 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2489 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding UNH (NYSE:UNH), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 116 day(s) on December 18, 2026. Parties traded 22 contract(s) at a $400.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 19 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $61.3K, with a price of $2790.0 per contract. There were 3190 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 957 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding UNCY (NASDAQ:UNCY), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 53 day(s) on October 16, 2026. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $5.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 12 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.0K, with a price of $50.0 per contract. There were 0 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 751 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding NBIX (NASDAQ:NBIX), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 480 day(s) on December 17, 2027. Parties traded 250 contract(s) at a $150.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $895.0K, with a price of $3580.0 per contract. There were 1124 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 400 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding VKTX (NASDAQ:VKTX), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 88 day(s) on November 20, 2026. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $50.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $44.0K, with a price of $220.0 per contract. There were 3466 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 344 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding PFE (NYSE:PFE), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 297 day(s) on June 17, 2027. Parties traded 333 contract(s) at a $32.00 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 $37.9K, with a price of $114.0 per contract. There were 11302 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 340 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding GILD (NASDAQ:GILD), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 11 day(s) on September 4, 2026. Parties traded 303 contract(s) at a $143.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 41 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $44.8K, with a price of $148.0 per contract. There were 17 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 305 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For JNJ (NYSE:JNJ), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 144 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 44 contract(s) at a $230.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $206.3K, with a price of $4690.0 per contract. There were 1841 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 224 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CGON (NASDAQ:CGON), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 53 day(s) on October 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $80.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $203.9K, with a price of $1020.0 per contract. There were 57 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 210 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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