--- title: "10 Health Care Stocks Whale Activity In Today’s Session" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/299929974.md" description: "Benzinga tracked significant whale options activity in the Health Care sector. Notable trades include bearish call activity on ORKA and AXSM, and a bearish put sweep on MDT. Conversely, bullish sentiment was observed via put trades on MRNA, DVA, TEM, and ISRG, alongside a bearish put trade on LLY. These large-volume transactions highlight divergent market expectations among major investors for these specific healthcare stocks." datetime: "2026-09-23T17:35:18.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/299929974.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/299929974.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/299929974.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** | | ---------- | ------------ | -------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ---------------- | --------------------- | ----------------- | ---------- | | ORKA | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 11/20/26 | $105.00 | $600.0K | 1 | 2.0K | | AXSM | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 10/16/26 | $210.00 | $132.6K | 153 | 642 | | MDT | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 10/09/26 | $87.00 | $34.7K | 26 | 492 | | PURR | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 12/18/26 | $13.00 | $29.7K | 18.0K | 171 | | MRNA | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 11/20/26 | $175.00 | $107.7K | 124 | 155 | | DVA | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 08/20/27 | $185.00 | $70.0K | 0 | 120 | | LLY | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 10/16/26 | $1150.00 | $35.2K | 643 | 74 | | TEM | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/15/27 | $70.00 | $26.4K | 1.1K | 60 | | ISRG | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/15/27 | $400.00 | $48.0K | 617 | 40 | | AMGN | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 11/20/26 | $405.00 | $61.8K | 37 | 36 | ## Explanation These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table. • For **ORKA** (NASDAQ:ORKA), we notice a **call** option **trade** that happens to be **bearish**, expiring in 58 day(s) on **November 20, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **2000** contract(s) at a **$105.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$600.0K**, with a price of **$300.0** per contract. There were **1** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **2000** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **AXSM** (NASDAQ:AXSM), we observe a **call** option **sweep** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 23 day(s) on **October 16, 2026**. Parties traded **442** contract(s) at a **$210.00** strike. This particular call needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$132.6K**, with a price of **$300.0** per contract. There were **153** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **642** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **MDT** (NYSE:MDT), we observe a **put** option **sweep** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 16 day(s) on **October 9, 2026**. Parties traded **300** contract(s) at a **$87.00** strike. This particular put needed to be split into 39 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$34.7K**, with a price of **$116.0** per contract. There were **26** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **492** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **PURR** (NASDAQ:PURR), we observe a **call** option **trade** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 86 day(s) on **December 18, 2026**. Parties traded **100** contract(s) at a **$13.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$29.7K**, with a price of **$297.0** per contract. There were **18061** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **171** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **MRNA** (NASDAQ:MRNA), we notice a **put** option **trade** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 58 day(s) on **November 20, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **50** contract(s) at a **$175.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$107.7K**, with a price of **$2155.0** per contract. There were **124** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **155** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **DVA** (NYSE:DVA), we notice a **put** option **trade** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 331 day(s) on **August 20, 2027**. This event was a transfer of **28** contract(s) at a **$185.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$70.0K**, with a price of **$2500.0** per contract. There were **0** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **120** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **LLY** (NYSE:LLY), we observe a **put** option **trade** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 23 day(s) on **October 16, 2026**. Parties traded **10** contract(s) at a **$1150.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$35.2K**, with a price of **$3525.0** per contract. There were **643** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **74** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **TEM** (NASDAQ:TEM), we notice a **put** option **sweep** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 114 day(s) on **January 15, 2027**. This event was a transfer of **30** contract(s) at a **$70.00** 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 **$26.4K**, with a price of **$880.0** per contract. There were **1141** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **60** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **ISRG** (NASDAQ:ISRG), we notice a **put** option **trade** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 114 day(s) on **January 15, 2027**. This event was a transfer of **15** contract(s) at a **$400.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$48.0K**, with a price of **$3200.0** per contract. There were **617** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **40** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **AMGN** (NASDAQ:AMGN), we observe a **call** option **sweep** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 58 day(s) on **November 20, 2026**. Parties traded **31** contract(s) at a **$405.00** strike. This particular call needed to be split into 12 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$61.8K**, with a price of **$1990.0** per contract. There were **37** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **36** 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. 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