--- title: "10 Health Care Stocks Whale Activity In Today's Session" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/286138923.md" description: "Today's whale activity in health care stocks reveals significant trading opportunities. Notable options include bullish call sweeps for HIMS, NVO, VKTX, and ELV, with varying expiration dates and strike prices. REPL shows a bullish put trade, while QURE has a bearish call trade. The data indicates abnormal trading volumes, suggesting potential market movements. Traders are advised to monitor these activities closely for investment strategies." datetime: "2026-05-12T17:35:39.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/286138923.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286138923.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/286138923.md) --- # 10 Health Care Stocks Whale Activity In Today's Session 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. Date** **Strike Price** **Total Trade Price** **Open Interest** **Volume** HIMS CALL SWEEP BULLISH 06/05/26 $30.00 $57.1K 954 2.3K REPL PUT TRADE BULLISH 05/15/26 $4.50 $60.0K 535 2.2K QURE CALL TRADE BEARISH 07/17/26 $30.00 $43.4K 9.8K 1.2K NVO CALL SWEEP BULLISH 07/17/26 $50.00 $63.1K 17.2K 493 ZTS CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/21/28 $135.00 $38.0K 85 88 VKTX CALL SWEEP BULLISH 05/15/26 $25.00 $40.3K 171 71 ELV CALL TRADE BULLISH 03/19/27 $500.00 $97.4K 2 51 ISRG CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 12/18/26 $500.00 $27.0K 367 32 CNC CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/15/27 $27.50 $38.0K 2.5K 13 CVS CALL TRADE BULLISH 06/18/26 $70.00 $25.2K 680 11 ## Explanation These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table. • For **HIMS** (NYSE:HIMS), we notice a **call** option **sweep** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 24 day(s) on **June 5, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **762** contract(s) at a **$30.00** 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 **$57.1K**, with a price of **$75.0** per contract. There were **954** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **2392** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **REPL** (NASDAQ:REPL), we notice a **put** option **trade** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 3 day(s) on **May 15, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **2000** contract(s) at a **$4.50** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$60.0K**, with a price of **$30.0** per contract. There were **535** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **2250** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **QURE** (NASDAQ:QURE), we observe a **call** option **trade** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 66 day(s) on **July 17, 2026**. Parties traded **63** contract(s) at a **$30.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$43.4K**, with a price of **$690.0** per contract. There were **9897** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **1242** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **NVO** (NYSE:NVO), we notice a **call** option **sweep** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 66 day(s) on **July 17, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **334** contract(s) at a **$50.00** strike. This particular call needed to be split into 10 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$63.1K**, with a price of **$189.0** per contract. There were **17222** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **493** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **ZTS** (NYSE:ZTS), we notice a **call** option **sweep** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 619 day(s) on **January 21, 2028**. This event was a transfer of **81** contract(s) at a **$135.00** strike. This particular call needed to be split into 10 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$38.0K**, with a price of **$470.0** per contract. There were **85** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **88** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **VKTX** (NASDAQ:VKTX), we observe a **call** option **sweep** with **bullish** sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on **May 15, 2026**. Parties traded **65** contract(s) at a **$25.00** strike. This particular call needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$40.3K**, with a price of **$620.0** per contract. There were **171** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **71** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **ELV** (NYSE:ELV), we observe a **call** option **trade** with **bullish** sentiment. It expires in 311 day(s) on **March 19, 2027**. Parties traded **51** contract(s) at a **$500.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$97.4K**, with a price of **$1910.0** per contract. There were **2** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **51** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **ISRG** (NASDAQ:ISRG), we observe a **call** option **trade** with **neutral** sentiment. It expires in 220 day(s) on **December 18, 2026**. Parties traded **10** contract(s) at a **$500.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$27.0K**, with a price of **$2708.0** per contract. There were **367** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **32** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **CNC** (NYSE:CNC), we observe a **call** option **trade** with **bullish** sentiment. It expires in 248 day(s) on **January 15, 2027**. Parties traded **12** contract(s) at a **$27.50** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$38.0K**, with a price of **$3170.0** per contract. There were **2521** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **13** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **CVS** (NYSE:CVS), we observe a **call** option **trade** with **bullish** sentiment. It expires in 37 day(s) on **June 18, 2026**. Parties traded **10** contract(s) at a **$70.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$25.2K**, with a price of **$2521.0** per contract. There were **680** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **11** 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 about unusual options activity. 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