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
ALNY CALL TRADE BEARISH 09/18/26 $280.00 $225.0K 232 822
PSNL CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/15/27 $17.50 $26.0K 15.7K 800
CVS CALL SWEEP BEARISH 12/18/26 $95.00 $89.6K 384 206
HIMS PUT TRADE BULLISH 01/21/28 $40.00 $35.5K 2.0K 139
BMY CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/21/28 $67.50 $107.1K 211 111
IOVA CALL SWEEP BEARISH 09/18/26 $3.50 $50.0K 785 100
JNJ CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 01/15/27 $220.00 $59.4K 925 77
MRNA PUT TRADE BULLISH 10/09/26 $220.00 $35.5K 15 10
HUM PUT SWEEP BEARISH 11/20/26 $410.00 $26.7K 9 6
UNH PUT TRADE BEARISH 01/21/28 $420.00 $25.9K 357 5

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• Regarding ALNY (NASDAQ:ALNY), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 16 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $280.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $225.0K, with a price of $450.0 per contract. There were 232 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 822 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PSNL (NASDAQ:PSNL), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 135 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $17.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.0K, with a price of $130.0 per contract. There were 15717 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 800 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CVS (NYSE:CVS), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 107 day(s) on December 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 108 contract(s) at a $95.00 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 $89.6K, with a price of $830.0 per contract. There were 384 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 206 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding HIMS (NYSE:HIMS), we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 506 day(s) on January 21, 2028. Parties traded 21 contract(s) at a $40.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.5K, with a price of $1695.0 per contract. There were 2008 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 139 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For BMY (NYSE:BMY), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 506 day(s) on January 21, 2028. This event was a transfer of 111 contract(s) at a $67.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $107.1K, with a price of $965.0 per contract. There were 211 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 111 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding IOVA (NASDAQ:IOVA), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 16 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $3.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 17 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $50.0K, with a price of $500.0 per contract. There were 785 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 100 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding JNJ (NYSE:JNJ), we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 135 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 10 contract(s) at a $220.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $59.4K, with a price of $5941.0 per contract. There were 925 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 77 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MRNA (NASDAQ:MRNA), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 37 day(s) on October 9, 2026. This event was a transfer of 5 contract(s) at a $220.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.5K, with a price of $7110.0 per contract. There were 15 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding HUM (NYSE:HUM), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 79 day(s) on November 20, 2026. Parties traded 6 contract(s) at a $410.00 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 $26.7K, with a price of $4460.0 per contract. There were 9 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 6 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding UNH (NYSE:UNH), we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 506 day(s) on January 21, 2028. Parties traded 4 contract(s) at a $420.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.9K, with a price of $6495.0 per contract. There were 357 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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