10 Health Care Stocks With Whale Alerts In Today’s Session
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.Benzinga reports whale alerts in the Health Care sector, tracking large options transactions to identify trading opportunities. Key activities include put and call sweeps for stocks such as CNC, NVO, EW, VKTX, IONS, HIMS, BSX, LLY, and UNH. The data details trade types, sentiments (bullish/bearish/neutral), strike prices, volumes, and open interest, helping traders spot divergences between market estimation and normal value.
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 will search for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges heavily from its normal worth. High amounts of trading activity could push option prices to exaggerated or underestimated 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNC | PUT | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 07/24/26 | $66.00 | $105.7K | 3.0K | 1.7K |
| NVO | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 07/31/26 | $50.00 | $38.8K | 2.3K | 1.1K |
| EW | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 08/21/26 | $75.00 | $85.7K | 2.7K | 778 |
| VKTX | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/18/26 | $50.00 | $43.4K | 1.5K | 584 |
| IONS | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/18/26 | $55.00 | $32.1K | 795 | 224 |
| HIMS | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/15/27 | $35.00 | $94.0K | 4.8K | 212 |
| BSX | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 11/20/26 | $45.00 | $59.9K | 3.7K | 107 |
| LLY | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/15/27 | $870.00 | $35.2K | 175 | 36 |
| UNH | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 12/18/26 | $500.00 | $55.2K | 4.5K | 25 |
| ISRG | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 09/04/26 | $295.00 | $42.5K | 0 | 22 |
Explanation
These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.
• For CNC (NYSE:CNC), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 1 day(s) on July 24, 2026. This event was a transfer of 450 contract(s) at a $66.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 15 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $105.7K, with a price of $235.0 per contract. There were 3018 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1752 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding NVO (NYSE:NVO), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 8 day(s) on July 31, 2026. Parties traded 680 contract(s) at a $50.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 50 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $38.8K, with a price of $57.0 per contract. There were 2312 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1110 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For EW (NYSE:EW), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 29 day(s) on August 21, 2026. This event was a transfer of 750 contract(s) at a $75.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 14 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $85.7K, with a price of $118.0 per contract. There were 2742 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 778 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding VKTX (NASDAQ:VKTX), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 57 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 395 contract(s) at a $50.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 35 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $43.4K, with a price of $110.0 per contract. There were 1596 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 584 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For IONS (NASDAQ:IONS), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 57 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 87 contract(s) at a $55.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 23 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.1K, with a price of $370.0 per contract. There were 795 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 224 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding HIMS (NYSE:HIMS), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 176 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $35.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $94.0K, with a price of $940.0 per contract. There were 4845 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 212 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding BSX (NYSE:BSX), we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 120 day(s) on November 20, 2026. Parties traded 107 contract(s) at a $45.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $59.9K, with a price of $560.0 per contract. There were 3757 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 107 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For LLY (NYSE:LLY), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 176 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 17 contract(s) at a $870.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.2K, with a price of $2090.0 per contract. There were 175 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 36 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding UNH (NYSE:UNH), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 148 day(s) on December 18, 2026. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $500.00 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 $55.2K, with a price of $1105.0 per contract. There were 4513 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 25 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For ISRG (NASDAQ:ISRG), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 43 day(s) on September 4, 2026. This event was a transfer of 10 contract(s) at a $295.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $42.5K, with a price of $4253.0 per contract. There were 0 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 22 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.
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