--- title: "9 Health Care Stocks Whale Activity In Today’s Session" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/299476649.md" description: "Benzinga reports significant whale options activity in the healthcare sector. Key trades include bearish put sweeps on BMY and AZN, bullish call sweeps on JNJ, and neutral or mixed sentiment trades on AMGN, UNH, HIMS, MRNA, CAH, and HELP. These large-volume transactions highlight potential trading opportunities based on divergences between market estimation and normal option values." datetime: "2026-09-18T17:35:14.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/299476649.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/299476649.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/299476649.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # 9 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** | | ---------- | ------------ | -------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ---------------- | --------------------- | ----------------- | ---------- | | BMY | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 12/18/26 | $62.50 | $26.4K | 10.2K | 1.9K | | AZN | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 10/16/26 | $170.00 | $27.2K | 19.6K | 1.2K | | HELP | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 12/18/26 | $10.00 | $31.9K | 8.3K | 902 | | AMGN | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 10/16/26 | $405.00 | $35.0K | 243 | 100 | | JNJ | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 12/18/26 | $280.00 | $50.9K | 1.4K | 69 | | UNH | PUT | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 06/17/27 | $300.00 | $26.9K | 2.1K | 59 | | HIMS | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 12/18/26 | $38.00 | $34.3K | 802 | 30 | | MRNA | PUT | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 06/17/27 | $140.00 | $28.4K | 541 | 20 | | CAH | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/21/28 | $75.00 | $30.6K | 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**. Parties traded **69** contract(s) at a **$62.50** strike. This particular put needed to be split into 22 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$26.4K**, with a price of **$380.0** 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**. Parties traded **75** contract(s) at a **$170.00** 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 **$27.2K**, with a price of **$362.0** 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**. This event was a transfer of **56** contract(s) at a **$10.00** 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 **$31.9K**, with a price of **$570.0** 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**. Parties traded **91** contract(s) at a **$405.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$35.0K**, with a price of **$385.0** 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**. This event was a transfer of **52** contract(s) at a **$280.00** 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 **$50.9K**, with a price of **$980.0** 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**. This event was a transfer of **22** contract(s) at a **$300.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$26.9K**, with a price of **$1226.0** 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**. This event was a transfer of **30** contract(s) at a **$38.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$34.3K**, with a price of **$1145.0** 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**. Parties traded **10** contract(s) at a **$140.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$28.4K**, with a price of **$2842.0** 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**. Parties traded **2** contract(s) at a **$75.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$30.6K**, with a price of **$15300.0** 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. For more information, read more about unusual options activity. 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