10 Health Care Stocks With Whale Alerts 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.

Here's the list of options activity happening in today's session:

Explanation

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

• For JNJ JNJ, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 32 day(s) on September 15, 2023. This event was a transfer of 2000 contract(s) at a $210.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.0K, with a price of $13.0 per contract. There were 632748 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 33326 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MRNA MRNA, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on August 18, 2023. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $100.00 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 $35.8K, with a price of $179.0 per contract. There were 903 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1640 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding APLS APLS, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 312 day(s) on June 21, 2024. Parties traded 124 contract(s) at a $30.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $169.8K, with a price of $1370.0 per contract. There were 1016 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1017 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PFE PFE, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 32 day(s) on September 15, 2023. This event was a transfer of 180 contract(s) at a $37.50 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 $29.3K, with a price of $163.0 per contract. There were 20446 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 808 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For BSX BSX, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 158 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 500 contract(s) at a $47.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 13 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $55.0K, with a price of $110.0 per contract. There were 3474 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 500 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CVS CVS, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 158 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $80.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.1K, with a price of $281.0 per contract. There were 6682 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 445 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ZBH ZBH, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 32 day(s) on September 15, 2023. This event was a transfer of 333 contract(s) at a $130.00 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 $27.7K, with a price of $82.0 per contract. There were 608 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 432 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SAVA SAVA, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 95 day(s) on November 17, 2023. Parties traded 160 contract(s) at a $22.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $95.1K, with a price of $594.0 per contract. There were 2275 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 370 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding RETA RETA, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 95 day(s) on November 17, 2023. Parties traded 361 contract(s) at a $170.00 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 $119.1K, with a price of $330.0 per contract. There were 750 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 311 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For DOCS DOCS, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 158 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 199 contract(s) at a $22.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $48.7K, with a price of $245.0 per contract. There were 578 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 211 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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