4 Health Care Stocks Whale Activity In Today’s Session
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.Benzinga tracked significant whale options activity in the healthcare sector. UNH saw bearish call trades, while PFE experienced bullish put sweeps. HUM recorded bearish call sweeps, and NVO had bullish put trades. These large-volume transactions suggest potential divergences between market estimation and normal value, offering traders insights into upcoming opportunities based on institutional positioning.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNH | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/15/27 | $290.00 | $30.0K | 419 | 1.1K |
| PFE | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/18/26 | $22.00 | $43.6K | 1.1K | 1.0K |
| HUM | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/15/27 | $300.00 | $527.3K | 630 | 199 |
| NVO | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/15/27 | $115.00 | $90.1K | 201 | 94 |
Explanation
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• Regarding UNH (NYSE:UNH), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 172 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 8 contract(s) at a $290.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.0K, with a price of $3750.0 per contract. There were 419 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1104 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding PFE (NYSE:PFE), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 53 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 291 contract(s) at a $22.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 11 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $43.6K, with a price of $150.0 per contract. There were 1116 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1058 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding HUM (NYSE:HUM), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 172 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 190 contract(s) at a $300.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 11 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $527.3K, with a price of $2760.0 per contract. There were 630 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 199 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding NVO (NYSE:NVO), we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 172 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 14 contract(s) at a $115.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $90.1K, with a price of $6440.0 per contract. There were 201 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 94 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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