10 Health Care Stocks With Whale Alerts In Today's Session

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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 will search for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges heavily from its normal worth. High amounts of trading activity could push option prices to exaggerated or underestimated 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
BBIO PUT TRADE BEARISH 08/18/23 $12.50 $47.6K 5.0K 1.0K
LLY CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/19/24 $450.00 $29.4K 728 236
HUM CALL TRADE BEARISH 07/21/23 $420.00 $33.9K 6 170
GILD CALL SWEEP BEARISH 11/17/23 $80.00 $34.8K 1.4K 150
UNH PUT SWEEP BULLISH 07/28/23 $460.00 $29.0K 610 102
DXCM CALL SWEEP BULLISH 07/21/23 $130.00 $27.0K 3.1K 52
JNJ CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/19/24 $125.00 $28.1K 131 26
CVS CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 11/17/23 $72.50 $51.2K 1.3K 21
ILMN CALL SWEEP BULLISH 12/15/23 $200.00 $25.2K 42 20
RVNC PUT TRADE BULLISH 08/18/23 $40.00 $27.3K 0 17

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For BBIO BBIO, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 37 day(s) on August 18, 2023. This event was a transfer of 236 contract(s) at a $12.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $47.6K, with a price of $202.0 per contract. There were 5008 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1052 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For LLY LLY, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 191 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 9 contract(s) at a $450.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.4K, with a price of $3270.0 per contract. There were 728 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 236 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding HUM HUM, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 9 day(s) on July 21, 2023. Parties traded 30 contract(s) at a $420.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.9K, with a price of $1130.0 per contract. There were 6 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 170 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding GILD GILD, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 128 day(s) on November 17, 2023. Parties traded 130 contract(s) at a $80.00 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 $34.8K, with a price of $268.0 per contract. There were 1421 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 150 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For UNH UNH, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 16 day(s) on July 28, 2023. This event was a transfer of 21 contract(s) at a $460.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.0K, with a price of $1385.0 per contract. There were 610 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 102 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding DXCM DXCM, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 9 day(s) on July 21, 2023. Parties traded 60 contract(s) at a $130.00 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 $27.0K, with a price of $450.0 per contract. There were 3186 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 52 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding JNJ JNJ, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 191 day(s) on January 19, 2024. Parties traded 8 contract(s) at a $125.00 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 $28.1K, with a price of $3514.0 per contract. There were 131 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 26 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CVS CVS, we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 128 day(s) on November 17, 2023. This event was a transfer of 160 contract(s) at a $72.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $51.2K, with a price of $320.0 per contract. There were 1311 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 21 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ILMN ILMN, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 156 day(s) on December 15, 2023. Parties traded 15 contract(s) at a $200.00 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 $25.2K, with a price of $1680.0 per contract. There were 42 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 20 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding RVNC RVNC, we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 37 day(s) on August 18, 2023. Parties traded 17 contract(s) at a $40.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.3K, with a price of $1610.0 per contract. There were 0 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 17 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 news on unusual options activity.

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