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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PFE | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/17/25 | $32.50 | $70.5K | 38.1K | 2.5K |
BMY | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 10/04/24 | $51.00 | $32.5K | 829 | 797 |
BNTX | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 10/18/24 | $120.00 | $34.5K | 1.3K | 625 |
CI | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/27/24 | $355.00 | $71.7K | 16 | 505 |
TGTX | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/17/25 | $40.00 | $137.7K | 2 | 383 |
JNJ | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 12/20/24 | $175.00 | $45.4K | 513 | 382 |
BHVN | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 10/18/24 | $45.00 | $48.4K | 74 | 365 |
VKTX | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 11/15/24 | $60.00 | $189.7K | 4.5K | 172 |
GMED | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 12/20/24 | $70.00 | $31.6K | 7 | 122 |
MNKD | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 11/15/24 | $3.50 | $30.0K | 121 | 100 |
Explanation
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• For PFE PFE, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 116 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 1500 contract(s) at a $32.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 47 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $70.5K, with a price of $47.0 per contract. There were 38163 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2583 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding BMY BMY, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 11 day(s) on October 4, 2024. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $51.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 24 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.5K, with a price of $65.0 per contract. There were 829 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 797 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding BNTX BNTX, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 25 day(s) on October 18, 2024. Parties traded 150 contract(s) at a $120.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 19 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.5K, with a price of $230.0 per contract. There were 1345 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 625 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding CI CI, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on September 27, 2024. Parties traded 239 contract(s) at a $355.00 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 $71.7K, with a price of $300.0 per contract. There were 16 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 505 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For TGTX TGTX, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 116 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 82 contract(s) at a $40.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 12 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $137.7K, with a price of $1680.0 per contract. There were 2 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 383 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For JNJ JNJ, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 88 day(s) on December 20, 2024. This event was a transfer of 329 contract(s) at a $175.00 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 $45.4K, with a price of $138.0 per contract. There were 513 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 382 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For BHVN BHVN, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 25 day(s) on October 18, 2024. This event was a transfer of 149 contract(s) at a $45.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $48.4K, with a price of $325.0 per contract. There were 74 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 365 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding VKTX VKTX, we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 53 day(s) on November 15, 2024. Parties traded 150 contract(s) at a $60.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $189.7K, with a price of $1265.0 per contract. There were 4588 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 172 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For GMED GMED, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 88 day(s) on December 20, 2024. This event was a transfer of 102 contract(s) at a $70.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 31 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.6K, with a price of $310.0 per contract. There were 7 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 122 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For MNKD MNKD, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 53 day(s) on November 15, 2024. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $3.50 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 $30.0K, with a price of $300.0 per contract. There were 121 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 100 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, visit our Guide to Understanding Options Alerts or read more about unusual options activity.
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