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. 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.
00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled.
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. 00 strike.
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. 00 strike.
This particular call needed to be split into 49 different trades to become filled. 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.
00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 16 different trades to become filled.
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.
00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled.
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.
00 strike. 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. 50 strike.
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. 00 strike.
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. 00 strike.
This particular put needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. 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. 00 strike.
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. For more information, read more news on unusual options activity.
