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 NEUTRAL 10/16/26 $225.00 $26.2K 3.6K 2.7K
IRON CALL TRADE BEARISH 10/16/26 $80.00 $67.3K 649 1.2K
ABSI CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/15/27 $11.00 $64.5K 486 1.0K
SLS CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/21/28 $30.00 $84.0K 7.7K 605
UNH CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 03/19/27 $400.00 $55.0K 1.1K 286
TWST CALL TRADE BEARISH 11/20/26 $220.00 $80.0K 1.2K 250
SMMT CALL TRADE BEARISH 10/30/26 $17.50 $27.0K 424 202
NRIX PUT TRADE BEARISH 04/16/27 $34.00 $25.7K 59 125
RVMD PUT SWEEP BULLISH 10/16/26 $190.00 $35.6K 323 116
SYK PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 01/21/28 $260.00 $125.0K 15 50

Explanation

These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.

• Regarding MRNA (NASDAQ:MRNA), we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on October 16, 2026. Parties traded 52 contract(s) at a $225.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.2K, with a price of $505.0 per contract. There were 3662 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2771 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For IRON (NASDAQ:IRON), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 4 day(s) on October 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 396 contract(s) at a $80.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $67.3K, with a price of $170.0 per contract. There were 649 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1237 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ABSI (NASDAQ:ABSI), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 95 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 331 contract(s) at a $11.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 49 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $64.5K, with a price of $195.0 per contract. There were 486 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1023 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SLS (NASDAQ:SLS), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 466 day(s) on January 21, 2028. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $30.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 16 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $84.0K, with a price of $420.0 per contract. There were 7705 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 605 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding UNH (NYSE:UNH), we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 158 day(s) on March 19, 2027. Parties traded 23 contract(s) at a $400.00 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 $55.0K, with a price of $2392.0 per contract. There were 1187 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 286 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding TWST (NASDAQ:TWST), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 39 day(s) on November 20, 2026. Parties traded 250 contract(s) at a $220.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $80.0K, with a price of $320.0 per contract. There were 1208 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 250 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SMMT (NASDAQ:SMMT), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 18 day(s) on October 30, 2026. Parties traded 180 contract(s) at a $17.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.0K, with a price of $150.0 per contract. There were 424 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 202 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NRIX (NASDAQ:NRIX), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 186 day(s) on April 16, 2027. This event was a transfer of 20 contract(s) at a $34.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.7K, with a price of $1285.0 per contract. There were 59 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 125 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For RVMD (NASDAQ:RVMD), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 4 day(s) on October 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 99 contract(s) at a $190.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.6K, with a price of $360.0 per contract. There were 323 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 116 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SYK (NYSE:SYK), we observe a put option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 466 day(s) on January 21, 2028. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $260.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $125.0K, with a price of $2500.0 per contract. There were 15 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 50 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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