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.

Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Health Care sector:

Explanation

These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.

• For BNGO BNGO, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 35 day(s) on January 20, 2023. This event was a transfer of 2588 contract(s) at a $3.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 32 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.1K, with a price of $10.0 per contract. There were 8860 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3274 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MRNA MRNA, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 35 day(s) on January 20, 2023. This event was a transfer of 40 contract(s) at a $200.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $48.0K, with a price of $1200.0 per contract. There were 23285 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2338 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For TLRY TLRY, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 14 day(s) on December 30, 2022. This event was a transfer of 1000 contract(s) at a $3.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.0K, with a price of $34.0 per contract. There were 611 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1232 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For BMY BMY, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 21 day(s) on January 6, 2023. This event was a transfer of 833 contract(s) at a $75.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 23 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $76.7K, with a price of $92.0 per contract. There were 11 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 996 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding HUM HUM, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 63 day(s) on February 17, 2023. Parties traded 30 contract(s) at a $525.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $42.0K, with a price of $1400.0 per contract. There were 34 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 683 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AMGN AMGN, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, is expiring today. Parties traded 151 contract(s) at a $265.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 30 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.2K, with a price of $200.0 per contract. There were 806 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 382 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ABT ABT, we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 63 day(s) on February 17, 2023. Parties traded 49 contract(s) at a $105.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 10 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.4K, with a price of $540.0 per contract. There were 4512 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 154 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding UNH UNH, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 35 day(s) on January 20, 2023. Parties traded 13 contract(s) at a $530.00 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 $28.0K, with a price of $2160.0 per contract. There were 1668 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 135 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NTRA NTRA, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, is expiring today. Parties traded 119 contract(s) at a $35.00 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 $40.4K, with a price of $340.0 per contract. There were 21 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 135 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For TMO TMO, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 182 day(s) on June 16, 2023. This event was a transfer of 56 contract(s) at a $620.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $98.5K, with a price of $1759.0 per contract. There were 392 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 56 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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