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
ABUS PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 10/16/26 $10.00 $523.0K 29.3K 4.5K
NVO CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 01/15/27 $40.00 $864.6K 9.7K 3.4K
ABBV CALL TRADE BEARISH 12/18/26 $300.00 $32.5K 12.4K 147
HIMS CALL SWEEP BEARISH 11/20/26 $30.00 $28.2K 2.8K 126
CDNA CALL SWEEP BULLISH 11/20/26 $75.00 $29.3K 8 116
UNH PUT TRADE BULLISH 10/16/26 $380.00 $25.7K 5.1K 80
ABVX CALL TRADE BULLISH 11/19/27 $140.00 $31.9K 177 60
BIOA PUT SWEEP BEARISH 12/18/26 $20.00 $64.9K 50 50
CORT CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/21/28 $180.00 $38.0K 0 34
AMGN PUT TRADE BULLISH 03/19/27 $390.00 $35.5K 198 16

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• Regarding ABUS (NASDAQ:ABUS), we observe a put option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 21 day(s) on October 16, 2026. Parties traded 1000 contract(s) at a $10.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $523.0K, with a price of $523.0 per contract. There were 29300 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4500 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NVO (NYSE:NVO), we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 112 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 3300 contract(s) at a $40.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $864.6K, with a price of $262.0 per contract. There were 9754 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3434 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ABBV (NYSE:ABBV), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 84 day(s) on December 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $300.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.5K, with a price of $325.0 per contract. There were 12435 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 147 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding HIMS (NYSE:HIMS), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 56 day(s) on November 20, 2026. Parties traded 82 contract(s) at a $30.00 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 $28.2K, with a price of $345.0 per contract. There were 2810 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 126 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CDNA (NASDAQ:CDNA), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 56 day(s) on November 20, 2026. This event was a transfer of 103 contract(s) at a $75.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 29 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.3K, with a price of $285.0 per contract. There were 8 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 116 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For UNH (NYSE:UNH), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 21 day(s) on October 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 15 contract(s) at a $380.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.7K, with a price of $1715.0 per contract. There were 5107 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 80 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ABVX (NASDAQ:ABVX), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 420 day(s) on November 19, 2027. Parties traded 25 contract(s) at a $140.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.9K, with a price of $1276.0 per contract. There were 177 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 60 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BIOA (NASDAQ:BIOA), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 84 day(s) on December 18, 2026. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $20.00 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 $64.9K, with a price of $1300.0 per contract. There were 50 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 50 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CORT (NASDAQ:CORT), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 483 day(s) on January 21, 2028. Parties traded 34 contract(s) at a $180.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $38.0K, with a price of $1120.0 per contract. There were 0 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 34 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AMGN (NASDAQ:AMGN), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 175 day(s) on March 19, 2027. This event was a transfer of 16 contract(s) at a $390.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.5K, with a price of $2220.0 per contract. There were 198 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 16 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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