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.

• Regarding TEVA TEVA, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 37 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 15 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.7K, with a price of $287.0 per contract. There were 19843 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1350 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CADL CADL, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 9 day(s) on December 20, 2024. Parties traded 372 contract(s) at a $6.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 22 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $44.6K, with a price of $120.0 per contract. There were 1230 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 995 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PFE PFE, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 401 day(s) on January 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 101 contract(s) at a $25.00 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 $28.7K, with a price of $285.0 per contract. There were 27415 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 566 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MDT MDT, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 282 day(s) on September 19, 2025. This event was a transfer of 286 contract(s) at a $75.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 34 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $70.6K, with a price of $247.0 per contract. There were 95 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 286 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding RXRX RXRX, we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 401 day(s) on January 16, 2026. Parties traded 150 contract(s) at a $10.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.2K, with a price of $235.0 per contract. There were 5818 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 273 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AMED AMED, we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 37 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 250 contract(s) at a $90.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $147.5K, with a price of $590.0 per contract. There were 6378 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 250 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For UNH UNH, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 37 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 8 contract(s) at a $580.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 8 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.6K, with a price of $4710.0 per contract. There were 1038 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 148 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CVS CVS, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 2 day(s) on December 13, 2024. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $55.00 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 $26.5K, with a price of $265.0 per contract. There were 1033 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 130 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AMGN AMGN, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 401 day(s) on January 16, 2026. Parties traded 47 contract(s) at a $270.00 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 $123.5K, with a price of $2630.0 per contract. There were 217 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 48 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding NVO NVO, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 44 day(s) on January 24, 2025. Parties traded 32 contract(s) at a $105.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.0K, with a price of $1065.0 per contract. There were 32 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 32 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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