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.

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 PFE PFE, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 833 day(s) on December 19, 2025. This event was a transfer of 177 contract(s) at a $35.00 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 $89.3K, with a price of $505.0 per contract. There were 8461 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1362 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For LLY LLY, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 70 day(s) on November 17, 2023. This event was a transfer of 26 contract(s) at a $500.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $247.2K, with a price of $9523.0 per contract. There were 481 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 409 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SAGE SAGE, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on September 15, 2023. Parties traded 250 contract(s) at a $17.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $87.5K, with a price of $350.0 per contract. There were 2754 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 253 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NEO NEO, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 161 day(s) on February 16, 2024. This event was a transfer of 116 contract(s) at a $20.00 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 $78.8K, with a price of $680.0 per contract. There were 107 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 221 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ALGN ALGN, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 133 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 24 contract(s) at a $400.00 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 $26.6K, with a price of $1110.0 per contract. There were 227 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 197 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MRNA MRNA, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 133 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 55 contract(s) at a $90.00 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 $25.0K, with a price of $456.0 per contract. There were 4730 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 148 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ISRG ISRG, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 42 day(s) on October 20, 2023. This event was a transfer of 38 contract(s) at a $290.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.9K, with a price of $920.0 per contract. There were 438 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 102 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NBIX NBIX, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 70 day(s) on November 17, 2023. This event was a transfer of 68 contract(s) at a $110.00 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 $31.9K, with a price of $470.0 per contract. There were 3 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 100 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ALNY ALNY, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 98 day(s) on December 15, 2023. Parties traded 57 contract(s) at a $230.00 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 $43.8K, with a price of $770.0 per contract. There were 6 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 62 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding GEHC GEHC, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 42 day(s) on October 20, 2023. Parties traded 498 contract(s) at a $65.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 42 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $107.0K, with a price of $215.0 per contract. There were 521 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 51 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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