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
SLS PUT SWEEP BEARISH 10/16/26 $7.00 $55.6K 2.7K 3.9K
HUM PUT TRADE BEARISH 12/18/26 $370.00 $25.8K 108 546
RYTM CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/15/27 $100.00 $144.0K 838 96
LLY PUT TRADE BULLISH 06/17/27 $1120.00 $462.6K 78 66
UNH PUT TRADE BEARISH 09/18/26 $440.00 $25.6K 127 55
BNTX PUT TRADE BULLISH 05/21/27 $130.00 $187.5K 220 53
AMGN CALL TRADE BEARISH 11/20/26 $390.00 $60.0K 87 45
ISRG PUT SWEEP BULLISH 12/18/26 $380.00 $34.0K 264 12
CELC CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/21/28 $90.00 $28.4K 91 11
JNJ CALL TRADE BULLISH 09/11/26 $200.00 $32.7K 1 5

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For SLS (NASDAQ:SLS), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 35 day(s) on October 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 927 contract(s) at a $7.00 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 $55.6K, with a price of $60.0 per contract. There were 2740 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3901 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For HUM (NYSE:HUM), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 98 day(s) on December 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 10 contract(s) at a $370.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.8K, with a price of $2582.0 per contract. There were 108 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 546 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For RYTM (NASDAQ:RYTM), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 126 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 96 contract(s) at a $100.00 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 $144.0K, with a price of $1500.0 per contract. There were 838 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 96 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding LLY (NYSE:LLY), we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 279 day(s) on June 17, 2027. Parties traded 36 contract(s) at a $1120.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $462.6K, with a price of $12850.0 per contract. There were 78 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 66 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding UNH (NYSE:UNH), we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 4 contract(s) at a $440.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.6K, with a price of $6420.0 per contract. There were 127 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 55 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For BNTX (NASDAQ:BNTX), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 252 day(s) on May 21, 2027. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $130.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $187.5K, with a price of $3750.0 per contract. There were 220 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 53 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AMGN (NASDAQ:AMGN), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 70 day(s) on November 20, 2026. Parties traded 40 contract(s) at a $390.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $60.0K, with a price of $1500.0 per contract. There were 87 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 45 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ISRG (NASDAQ:ISRG), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 98 day(s) on December 18, 2026. Parties traded 10 contract(s) at a $380.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.0K, with a price of $3400.0 per contract. There were 264 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 12 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CELC (NASDAQ:CELC), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 497 day(s) on January 21, 2028. This event was a transfer of 11 contract(s) at a $90.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.4K, with a price of $2590.0 per contract. There were 91 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 11 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For JNJ (NYSE:JNJ), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, is expiring today. Parties traded 5 contract(s) at a $200.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.7K, with a price of $6540.0 per contract. There were 1 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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