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.

Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Health Care sector:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
VKTX CALL TRADE BULLISH 10/16/26 $45.00 $70.0K 3.0K 956
TEM CALL SWEEP BEARISH 10/16/26 $70.00 $31.2K 6.9K 878
SMMT CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/15/27 $20.00 $157.5K 8.4K 493
ABVX PUT SWEEP BULLISH 10/16/26 $95.00 $28.5K 176 466
ARWR PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 09/18/26 $85.00 $34.9K 2.2K 150
UNH CALL TRADE BULLISH 12/15/28 $410.00 $34.2K 3.3K 150
GMAB CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/15/27 $35.00 $28.6K 3.4K 88
HALO CALL SWEEP BULLISH 12/17/27 $120.00 $138.4K 413 86
HCA CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/15/27 $410.00 $32.2K 39 7
DHR CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/15/27 $210.00 $99.8K 1.8K 0

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For VKTX (NASDAQ:VKTX), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 30 day(s) on October 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 500 contract(s) at a $45.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $70.0K, with a price of $140.0 per contract. There were 3073 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 956 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For TEM (NASDAQ:TEM), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 30 day(s) on October 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $70.00 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 $31.2K, with a price of $625.0 per contract. There were 6966 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 878 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SMMT (NASDAQ:SMMT), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 121 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 375 contract(s) at a $20.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 46 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $157.5K, with a price of $420.0 per contract. There were 8402 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 493 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ABVX (NASDAQ:ABVX), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 30 day(s) on October 16, 2026. Parties traded 59 contract(s) at a $95.00 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 $28.5K, with a price of $490.0 per contract. There were 176 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 466 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ARWR (NASDAQ:ARWR), we observe a put option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 20 contract(s) at a $85.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.9K, with a price of $1746.0 per contract. There were 2246 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 150 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For UNH (NYSE:UNH), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 821 day(s) on December 15, 2028. This event was a transfer of 5 contract(s) at a $410.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.2K, with a price of $6853.0 per contract. There were 3398 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 150 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For GMAB (NASDAQ:GMAB), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 121 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 65 contract(s) at a $35.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 15 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.6K, with a price of $440.0 per contract. There were 3483 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 88 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For HALO (NASDAQ:HALO), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 457 day(s) on December 17, 2027. This event was a transfer of 86 contract(s) at a $120.00 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 $138.4K, with a price of $1600.0 per contract. There were 413 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 86 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding HCA (NYSE:HCA), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 121 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 7 contract(s) at a $410.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.2K, with a price of $4610.0 per contract. There were 39 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 7 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding DHR (NYSE:DHR), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 121 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 62 contract(s) at a $210.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 20 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $99.8K, with a price of $1610.0 per contract. There were 1830 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 0 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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