--- title: "10 Health Care Stocks Whale Activity In Today’s Session" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/296642642.md" description: "Benzinga reports significant whale options activity in the healthcare sector. Notable trades include bullish call sweeps on SLS and BSX, a bearish call trade on ZTS, and a large bullish put sweep on LLY. Other activities involve neutral calls on HIMS, bearish calls on NBIX and BBIO, and a bearish put sweep on NVO. These transactions highlight institutional interest and potential market movements for these specific stocks." datetime: "2026-08-21T17:35:19.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/296642642.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296642642.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/296642642.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. 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** | | ---------- | ------------ | -------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ---------------- | --------------------- | ----------------- | ---------- | | SLS | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 10/16/26 | $30.00 | $39.2K | 6.3K | 11.4K | | ZTS | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 09/18/26 | $85.00 | $83.4K | 1.8K | 6.4K | | HIMS | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 08/21/26 | $30.00 | $37.3K | 6.0K | 1.1K | | NBIX | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 12/17/27 | $150.00 | $348.8K | 39 | 1.1K | | AGEN | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 08/21/26 | $6.00 | $27.0K | 786 | 290 | | LLY | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 12/18/26 | $1260.00 | $357.3K | 40 | 227 | | BBIO | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 09/18/26 | $70.00 | $34.0K | 135 | 200 | | BSX | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 11/20/26 | $50.00 | $40.6K | 4.2K | 134 | | NVO | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 03/19/27 | $50.00 | $32.0K | 389 | 115 | | CAPR | PUT | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 09/18/26 | $7.00 | $89.6K | 433 | 92 | ## Explanation These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table. • For **SLS** (NASDAQ:SLS), we notice a **call** option **sweep** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 56 day(s) on **October 16, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **200** contract(s) at a **$30.00** strike. This particular call needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$39.2K**, with a price of **$200.0** per contract. There were **6327** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **11444** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **ZTS** (NYSE:ZTS), we observe a **call** option **trade** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 28 day(s) on **September 18, 2026**. Parties traded **897** contract(s) at a **$85.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$83.4K**, with a price of **$93.0** per contract. There were **1802** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **6473** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **HIMS** (NYSE:HIMS), we notice a **call** option **sweep** that happens to be **neutral**, is expiring today. Parties traded **100** contract(s) at a **$30.00** strike. This particular call needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$37.3K**, with a price of **$373.0** per contract. There were **6076** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **1130** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **NBIX** (NASDAQ:NBIX), we observe a **call** option **trade** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 483 day(s) on **December 17, 2027**. Parties traded **98** contract(s) at a **$150.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$348.8K**, with a price of **$3560.0** per contract. There were **39** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **1125** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **AGEN** (NASDAQ:AGEN), we notice a **call** option **trade** that happens to be **bullish**, is expiring today. Parties traded **150** contract(s) at a **$6.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$27.0K**, with a price of **$180.0** per contract. There were **786** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **290** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **LLY** (NYSE:LLY), we notice a **put** option **sweep** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 119 day(s) on **December 18, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **38** contract(s) at a **$1260.00** strike. This particular put needed to be split into 20 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$357.3K**, with a price of **$9405.0** per contract. There were **40** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **227** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **BBIO** (NASDAQ:BBIO), we notice a **call** option **trade** that happens to be **bearish**, expiring in 28 day(s) on **September 18, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **27** contract(s) at a **$70.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$34.0K**, with a price of **$1260.0** per contract. There were **135** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **200** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **BSX** (NYSE:BSX), we observe a **call** option **sweep** with **bullish** sentiment. It expires in 91 day(s) on **November 20, 2026**. Parties traded **84** contract(s) at a **$50.00** 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 **$40.6K**, with a price of **$482.0** per contract. There were **4294** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **134** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **NVO** (NYSE:NVO), we notice a **put** option **sweep** that happens to be **bearish**, expiring in 210 day(s) on **March 19, 2027**. This event was a transfer of **50** contract(s) at a **$50.00** strike. This particular put needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$32.0K**, with a price of **$640.0** per contract. There were **389** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **115** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **CAPR** (NASDAQ:CAPR), we notice a **put** option **sweep** that happens to be **neutral**, expiring in 28 day(s) on **September 18, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **309** contract(s) at a **$7.00** strike. This particular put needed to be split into 97 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$89.6K**, with a price of **$290.0** per contract. There were **433** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **92** 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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