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
ASST CALL TRADE BULLISH 09/18/26 $26.00 $106.0K 2.7K 1.6K
AIRS CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/15/27 $1.00 $38.0K 2.5K 1.4K
PURR CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/15/27 $15.00 $42.0K 1.5K 1.3K
GSK PUT TRADE BEARISH 01/21/28 $45.00 $280.8K 113 1.0K
HIMS CALL TRADE BEARISH 11/20/26 $32.00 $117.0K 2.4K 577
CYPH CALL SWEEP BULLISH 12/18/26 $1.00 $31.0K 1.1K 460
MRNA CALL SWEEP BEARISH 10/16/26 $155.00 $28.3K 2.4K 93
UNH CALL SWEEP BULLISH 11/20/26 $440.00 $47.2K 655 38

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• Regarding ASST (NASDAQ:ASST), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 11 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 461 contract(s) at a $26.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $106.0K, with a price of $230.0 per contract. There were 2709 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1667 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AIRS (NASDAQ:AIRS), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 130 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $1.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $38.0K, with a price of $190.0 per contract. There were 2587 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1400 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PURR (NASDAQ:PURR), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 130 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $42.0K, with a price of $210.0 per contract. There were 1524 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1372 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding GSK (NYSE:GSK), we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 501 day(s) on January 21, 2028. Parties traded 780 contract(s) at a $45.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $280.8K, with a price of $360.0 per contract. There were 113 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1000 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For HIMS (NYSE:HIMS), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 74 day(s) on November 20, 2026. This event was a transfer of 450 contract(s) at a $32.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $117.0K, with a price of $260.0 per contract. There were 2422 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 577 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CYPH (NASDAQ:CYPH), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 102 day(s) on December 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $1.00 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 $31.0K, with a price of $155.0 per contract. There were 1165 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 460 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MRNA (NASDAQ:MRNA), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 39 day(s) on October 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 25 contract(s) at a $155.00 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 $28.3K, with a price of $1100.0 per contract. There were 2481 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 93 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding UNH (NYSE:UNH), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 74 day(s) on November 20, 2026. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $440.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $47.2K, with a price of $945.0 per contract. There were 655 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 38 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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