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. 6K 19 2 Explanation These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.
• Regarding BMY (NYSE:BMY), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 91 day(s) on December 18, 2026.
50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 22 different trades to become filled.
0 per contract. There were 10202 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1951 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding AZN (NYSE:AZN), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 28 day(s) on October 16, 2026.
00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled.
0 per contract. There were 19693 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1251 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For HELP (NASDAQ:HELP), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 91 day(s) on December 18, 2026. 00 strike.
This particular call needed to be split into 15 different trades to become filled. 0 per contract.
There were 8391 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 902 contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding AMGN (NASDAQ:AMGN), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment.
It expires in 28 day(s) on October 16, 2026. 00 strike.
0 per contract. There were 243 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 100 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For JNJ (NYSE:JNJ), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 91 day(s) on December 18, 2026. 00 strike.
This particular call needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. 0 per contract.
There were 1493 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 69 contract(s) were bought and sold. • For UNH (NYSE:UNH), we notice a put option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 272 day(s) on June 17, 2027.
00 strike. 0 per contract.
There were 2136 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 59 contract(s) were bought and sold. • For HIMS (NYSE:HIMS), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 91 day(s) on December 18, 2026.
00 strike. 0 per contract.
There were 802 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 30 contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding MRNA (NASDAQ:MRNA), we observe a put option trade with neutral sentiment.
It expires in 272 day(s) on June 17, 2027. 00 strike.
0 per contract. There were 541 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 20 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding CAH (NYSE:CAH), we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 490 day(s) on January 21, 2028.
00 strike. 0 per contract.
There were 19 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2 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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