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
MRNA CALL SWEEP BULLISH 09/25/26 $180.00 $28.2K 863 4.5K
NVO CALL TRADE BEARISH 10/16/26 $40.00 $27.6K 717 3.3K
RGEN CALL SWEEP BEARISH 12/18/26 $160.00 $28.3K 0 876
CLOV CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/15/27 $5.00 $37.5K 13.1K 761
BSX CALL SWEEP BULLISH 10/16/26 $47.00 $29.5K 0 505
HIMS CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/21/28 $50.00 $232.4K 2.3K 406
NTLA CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/21/28 $15.00 $84.7K 2.9K 283
AVBP CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/15/27 $35.00 $119.4K 751 266
PRME CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/21/28 $3.00 $30.4K 1.0K 254
UNH CALL SWEEP BULLISH 06/17/27 $270.00 $35.6K 591 117

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• Regarding MRNA (NASDAQ:MRNA), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on September 25, 2026. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $180.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.2K, with a price of $283.0 per contract. There were 863 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4545 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding NVO (NYSE:NVO), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 25 day(s) on October 16, 2026. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $40.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.6K, with a price of $138.0 per contract. There were 717 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3345 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding RGEN (NASDAQ:RGEN), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 88 day(s) on December 18, 2026. Parties traded 9 contract(s) at a $160.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.3K, with a price of $3150.0 per contract. There were 0 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 876 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CLOV (NASDAQ:CLOV), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 116 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 750 contract(s) at a $5.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.5K, with a price of $50.0 per contract. There were 13177 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 761 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For BSX (NYSE:BSX), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 25 day(s) on October 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 494 contract(s) at a $47.00 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 $29.5K, with a price of $60.0 per contract. There were 0 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 505 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding HIMS (NYSE:HIMS), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 487 day(s) on January 21, 2028. Parties traded 378 contract(s) at a $50.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $232.4K, with a price of $615.0 per contract. There were 2377 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 406 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding NTLA (NASDAQ:NTLA), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 487 day(s) on January 21, 2028. Parties traded 229 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $84.7K, with a price of $370.0 per contract. There were 2927 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 283 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AVBP (NASDAQ:AVBP), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 116 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 199 contract(s) at a $35.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $119.4K, with a price of $600.0 per contract. There were 751 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 266 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PRME (NASDAQ:PRME), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 487 day(s) on January 21, 2028. This event was a transfer of 210 contract(s) at a $3.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.4K, with a price of $145.0 per contract. There were 1061 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 254 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding UNH (NYSE:UNH), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 269 day(s) on June 17, 2027. Parties traded 3 contract(s) at a $270.00 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 $35.6K, with a price of $11890.0 per contract. There were 591 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 117 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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