8 Health Care Stocks With Whale Alerts In Today's Session
Benzinga Insights 8 months ago
Options
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSX | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 03/20/26 | $105.00 | $29.0K | 475 | 400 |
| NVO | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 06/18/26 | $50.00 | $27.0K | 7.8K | 151 |
| CAPR | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/15/27 | $2.50 | $248.3K | 819 | 141 |
| LLY | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/15/27 | $1400.00 | $54.9K | 141 | 90 |
| BNTX | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 03/20/26 | $92.50 | $34.8K | 73 | 60 |
| HUM | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 06/18/26 | $250.00 | $33.5K | 214 | 20 |
| UNH | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 09/18/26 | $300.00 | $30.5K | 1.1K | 0 |
| MRK | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 04/17/26 | $105.00 | $182.1K | 591 | 0 |
Explanation
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• For BSX (NYSE:BSX), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 10 day(s) on March 20, 2026. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $105.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.0K, with a price of $290.0 per contract. There were 475 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 400 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding NVO (NYSE:NVO), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 100 day(s) on June 18, 2026. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $50.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.0K, with a price of $541.0 per contract. There were 7842 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 151 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding CAPR (NASDAQ:CAPR), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 311 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 130 contract(s) at a $2.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $248.3K, with a price of $1910.0 per contract. There were 819 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 141 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For LLY (NYSE:LLY), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 311 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 9 contract(s) at a $1400.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $54.9K, with a price of $6100.0 per contract. There were 141 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 90 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For BNTX (NASDAQ:BNTX), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 10 day(s) on March 20, 2026. This event was a transfer of 60 contract(s) at a $92.50 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 $34.8K, with a price of $580.0 per contract. There were 73 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 60 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For HUM (NYSE:HUM), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 100 day(s) on June 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 10 contract(s) at a $250.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.5K, with a price of $3350.0 per contract. There were 214 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 20 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For UNH (NYSE:UNH), we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 192 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 5 contract(s) at a $300.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.5K, with a price of $6113.0 per contract. There were 1187 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 0 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding MRK (NYSE:MRK), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 38 day(s) on April 17, 2026. Parties traded 235 contract(s) at a $105.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $182.1K, with a price of $775.0 per contract. There were 591 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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