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. 4K 76 30 Explanation These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• Regarding SLS (NASDAQ:SLS), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 79 day(s) on January 15, 2027.
00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled.
0 per contract. There were 11463 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5254 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For VKTX (NASDAQ:VKTX), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 2 day(s) on October 30, 2026. 00 strike.
0 per contract. There were 840 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1146 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding GKOS (NYSE:GKOS), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 23 day(s) on November 20, 2026.
00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 10 different trades to become filled.
0 per contract. There were 120 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 577 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding UNH (NYSE:UNH), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 23 day(s) on November 20, 2026.
00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled.
0 per contract. There were 3456 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 558 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding PACB (NASDAQ:PACB), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 79 day(s) on January 15, 2027.
50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 12 different trades to become filled.
0 per contract. There were 5103 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 399 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding KOD (NASDAQ:KOD), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 79 day(s) on January 15, 2027.
00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 14 different trades to become filled.
0 per contract. There were 820 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 200 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For SDGR (NASDAQ:SDGR), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 142 day(s) on March 19, 2027. 00 strike.
This particular call needed to be split into 26 different trades to become filled. 0 per contract.
There were 101 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 82 contract(s) were bought and sold. • For LLY (NYSE:LLY), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 142 day(s) on March 19, 2027.
00 strike. 0 per contract.
There were 176 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 80 contract(s) were bought and sold. • For MRK (NYSE:MRK), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 232 day(s) on June 17, 2027.
00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 8 different trades to become filled.
0 per contract. There were 1446 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 61 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For TWST (NASDAQ:TWST), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 415 day(s) on December 17, 2027. 00 strike.
0 per contract. There were 76 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 30 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.
