This whale alert can help traders discover the next big trading opportunities.
Whales are entities with large sums of money and we track their trades here at Benzinga on our options activity scanner.
Traders will look for circumstances where the market estimate of an option deviates significantly from its normal value. High amounts of trading activity can push option prices to exaggerated or underestimated levels.
Below are some examples of options activities in the healthcare sector:
| Symbol | BUY/BELL | Trade type | Sentiment | Execution Date | Exercise price | Total trading price | Open interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PERFUME | PUT DOWN | TRADE | BULLISH | 19/09/25 | $3.00 | $41.6K | 63.9K | 14.4K |
| CONT | PHONE CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 19/09/25 | $7.00 | $34.5K | 3.2K | 4.0K |
| AZN | PHONE CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 19/09/25 | $78.00 | $117.9K | 685 | 1.3K |
| QURE | PUT DOWN | SWEEP | BULLISH | 19/09/25 | $18.00 | $60.4K | 417 | 231 |
| VRTX | PHONE CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 19/09/25 | $350.00 | $109.3K | 225 | 174 |
| ABBV | PHONE CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 19/09/25 | $200.00 | $38.5K | 3.3K | 80 |
| HUMMING | PUT DOWN | SWEEP | BULLISH | 17-10-25 | $270.00 | $63.0K | 220 | 54 |
| BBIO | PHONE CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 16/01/26 | $50.00 | $31.5K | 3.5K | 50 |
| UNH | PUT DOWN | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 20/02/26 | $350.00 | $32.3K | 114 | 29 |
| IT | PHONE CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 21/11/25 | $42.00 | $32.4K | 649 | 20 |
Explanation
These specified elaborations were created with the help of the accompanying table.
• For PERFUME (NASDAQ:ATYR), we notice a put down option trade that just happens to be the case optimisticexpires in 56 day(s). September 19, 2025. This event was a transfer of 225 contract(s) with a $3.00 strike. The total costs received by the writing party (or parties) were $41.6Kwith a price of $185.0 per agreement. There were 63942 open contracts on this strike before today and today 14441 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding CONT (NASDAQ:REPL), we observe a phone conversation option wipe of optimistic sentiment. It expires in 56 day(s). September 19, 2025. Parties acted 1721 contract(s) with a $7.00 strike. This particular call had to be split into 36 different transactions to be filled. The total costs received by the writing party (or parties) were $34.5Kwith a price of $20.0 per agreement. There were 3261 open contracts on this strike before today and today 4011 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For AZN (NASDAQ:AZN), we notice a phone conversation option trade that just happens to be the case optimisticexpires in 56 day(s). September 19, 2025. This event was a transfer of 1282 contract(s) with a $78.00 strike. The total costs received by the writing party (or parties) were $117.9Kwith a price of $92.0 per agreement. There were 685 open contracts on this strike before today and today 1363 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding QURE (NASDAQ:QURE), we observe a put down option wipe of optimistic sentiment. It expires in 56 day(s). September 19, 2025. Parties acted 159 contract(s) with a $18.00 strike. This particular put had to be split into 10 different trades to be filled. The total costs received by the writing party (or parties) were $60.4Kwith a price of $380.0 per agreement. There were 417 open contracts on this strike before today and today 231 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding VRTX (NASDAQ:VRTX), we observe a phone conversation option trade of bearish sentiment. It expires in 56 day(s). September 19, 2025. Parties acted 24 contract(s) with a $350.00 strike. The total costs received by the writing party (or parties) were $109.3Kwith a price of $4555.0 per agreement. There were 225 open contracts on this strike before today and today 174 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding ABBV (NYSE:ABBV), we observe a phone conversation option wipe of bearish sentiment. It expires in 56 day(s). September 19, 2025. Parties acted 24 contract(s) with a $200.00 strike. This particular call had to be split into 4 different transactions to be filled. The total costs received by the writing party (or parties) were $38.5Kwith a price of $1605.0 per agreement. There were 3334 open contracts on this strike before today and today 80 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding HUMMING (NYSE:HUM), we observe a put down option wipe of optimistic sentiment. It expires in 28 day(s). October 17, 2025. Parties acted 47 contract(s) with a $270.00 strike. This particular put had to be split into 18 different trades to be filled. The total costs received by the writing party (or parties) were $63.0Kwith a price of $1340.0 per agreement. There were 220 open contracts on this strike before today and today 54 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For BBIO (NASDAQ:BBIO), we notice a phone conversation option wipe that just happens to be the case optimisticexpires in 63 day(s). January 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 40 contract(s) with a $50.00 strike. This particular call had to be split into 4 different transactions to be filled. The total costs received by the writing party (or parties) were $31.5Kwith a price of $780.0 per agreement. There were 3566 open contracts on this strike before today and today 50 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding UNH (NYSE:UNH), we observe a put down option trade of neutral sentiment. It expires in 98 day(s). February 20, 2026. Parties acted 10 contract(s) with a $350.00 strike. The total costs received by the writing party (or parties) were $32.3Kwith a price of $3230.0 per agreement. There were 114 open contracts on this strike before today and today 29 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For IT (NYSE:HIMS), we notice a phone conversation option trade that just happens to be the case bearishexpires in 7 day(s). November 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 20 contract(s) with a $42.00 strike. The total costs received by the writing party (or parties) were $32.4Kwith a price of $1620.0 per agreement. There were 649 open contracts on this strike before today and today 20 contract(s) were bought and sold.
Options Warning Terminology
– Calling contracts: The right to purchase shares as specified in the contract.
– Place contracts: The right to sell shares as specified in the contract.
– Expiry date: When the contract expires. If you want to use it, you must take action on the contract before this date.
– Premium/option price: The price of the contract.
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