--- title: "10 Health Care Stocks Whale Activity In Today’s Session" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/299217090.md" description: "Benzinga tracked significant whale options activity in the Health Care sector. Notable trades include bullish call sweeps for SMMT and HALO, a bearish call sweep for TEM, and a bullish put sweep for ABVX. Other activities involved VKTX, ARWR, UNH, GMAB, and HCA, with varying sentiments and expiration dates ranging from September to December 2028." datetime: "2026-09-16T17:35:21.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/299217090.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/299217090.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/299217090.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # 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. 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** | | ---------- | ------------ | -------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ---------------- | --------------------- | ----------------- | ---------- | | VKTX | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 10/16/26 | $45.00 | $70.0K | 3.0K | 956 | | TEM | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 10/16/26 | $70.00 | $31.2K | 6.9K | 878 | | SMMT | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/15/27 | $20.00 | $157.5K | 8.4K | 493 | | ABVX | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 10/16/26 | $95.00 | $28.5K | 176 | 466 | | ARWR | PUT | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 09/18/26 | $85.00 | $34.9K | 2.2K | 150 | | UNH | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 12/15/28 | $410.00 | $34.2K | 3.3K | 150 | | GMAB | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/15/27 | $35.00 | $28.6K | 3.4K | 88 | | HALO | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 12/17/27 | $120.00 | $138.4K | 413 | 86 | | HCA | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/15/27 | $410.00 | $32.2K | 39 | 7 | | DHR | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/15/27 | $210.00 | $99.8K | 1.8K | 0 | ## Explanation These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table. • For **VKTX** (NASDAQ:VKTX), we notice a **call** option **trade** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 30 day(s) on **October 16, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **500** contract(s) at a **$45.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$70.0K**, with a price of **$140.0** per contract. There were **3073** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **956** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **TEM** (NASDAQ:TEM), we notice a **call** option **sweep** that happens to be **bearish**, expiring in 30 day(s) on **October 16, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **50** contract(s) at a **$70.00** 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 **$31.2K**, with a price of **$625.0** per contract. There were **6966** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **878** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **SMMT** (NASDAQ:SMMT), we observe a **call** option **sweep** with **bullish** sentiment. It expires in 121 day(s) on **January 15, 2027**. Parties traded **375** contract(s) at a **$20.00** strike. This particular call needed to be split into 46 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$157.5K**, with a price of **$420.0** per contract. There were **8402** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **493** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **ABVX** (NASDAQ:ABVX), we observe a **put** option **sweep** with **bullish** sentiment. It expires in 30 day(s) on **October 16, 2026**. Parties traded **59** contract(s) at a **$95.00** 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 **$28.5K**, with a price of **$490.0** per contract. There were **176** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **466** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **ARWR** (NASDAQ:ARWR), we observe a **put** option **trade** with **neutral** sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on **September 18, 2026**. Parties traded **20** contract(s) at a **$85.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$34.9K**, with a price of **$1746.0** per contract. There were **2246** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **150** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **UNH** (NYSE:UNH), we notice a **call** option **trade** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 821 day(s) on **December 15, 2028**. This event was a transfer of **5** contract(s) at a **$410.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$34.2K**, with a price of **$6853.0** per contract. There were **3398** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **150** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **GMAB** (NASDAQ:GMAB), we notice a **call** option **sweep** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 121 day(s) on **January 15, 2027**. This event was a transfer of **65** contract(s) at a **$35.00** strike. This particular call needed to be split into 15 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$28.6K**, with a price of **$440.0** per contract. There were **3483** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **88** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **HALO** (NASDAQ:HALO), we notice a **call** option **sweep** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 457 day(s) on **December 17, 2027**. This event was a transfer of **86** contract(s) at a **$120.00** strike. This particular call needed to be split into 17 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$138.4K**, with a price of **$1600.0** per contract. There were **413** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **86** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **HCA** (NYSE:HCA), we observe a **call** option **trade** with **bullish** sentiment. It expires in 121 day(s) on **January 15, 2027**. Parties traded **7** contract(s) at a **$410.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$32.2K**, with a price of **$4610.0** per contract. There were **39** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **7** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **DHR** (NYSE:DHR), we observe a **call** option **sweep** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 121 day(s) on **January 15, 2027**. Parties traded **62** contract(s) at a **$210.00** strike. This particular call needed to be split into 20 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$99.8K**, with a price of **$1610.0** per contract. There were **1830** 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. For more information, read more about unusual options activity. 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