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
NVO CALL SWEEP BEARISH 06/12/26 $46.00 $28.2K 328 914
PURR CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 07/17/26 $10.00 $26.5K 3.9K 607
ALGN PUT TRADE BULLISH 01/15/27 $180.00 $30.9K 759 463
LEGN CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 08/21/26 $27.50 $81.4K 324 299
HIMS CALL TRADE BEARISH 10/16/26 $35.00 $26.0K 702 72
ISRG PUT SWEEP BEARISH 09/18/26 $400.00 $88.4K 232 29
UNH CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/21/28 $470.00 $26.6K 236 28
LLY PUT SWEEP BEARISH 08/21/26 $1080.00 $128.7K 197 24
WGS CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 01/21/28 $30.00 $32.5K 87 12
JNJ CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 10/16/26 $170.00 $56.0K 46 10

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• Regarding NVO (NYSE:NVO), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 9 day(s) on June 12, 2026. Parties traded 852 contract(s) at a $46.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 48 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.2K, with a price of $33.0 per contract. There were 328 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 914 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding PURR (NASDAQ:PURR), we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 44 day(s) on July 17, 2026. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $10.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.5K, with a price of $265.0 per contract. There were 3914 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 607 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ALGN (NASDAQ:ALGN), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 226 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 10 contract(s) at a $180.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.9K, with a price of $3090.0 per contract. There were 759 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 463 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding LEGN (NASDAQ:LEGN), we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 79 day(s) on August 21, 2026. Parties traded 97 contract(s) at a $27.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $81.4K, with a price of $840.0 per contract. There were 324 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 299 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding HIMS (NYSE:HIMS), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 135 day(s) on October 16, 2026. Parties traded 65 contract(s) at a $35.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.0K, with a price of $400.0 per contract. There were 702 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 72 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ISRG (NASDAQ:ISRG), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 107 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 28 contract(s) at a $400.00 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 $88.4K, with a price of $3160.0 per contract. There were 232 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 29 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding UNH (NYSE:UNH), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 597 day(s) on January 21, 2028. Parties traded 7 contract(s) at a $470.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.6K, with a price of $3805.0 per contract. There were 236 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 28 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For LLY (NYSE:LLY), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 79 day(s) on August 21, 2026. This event was a transfer of 16 contract(s) at a $1080.00 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 $128.7K, with a price of $8045.0 per contract. There were 197 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 24 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For WGS (NASDAQ:WGS), we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 597 day(s) on January 21, 2028. This event was a transfer of 10 contract(s) at a $30.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.5K, with a price of $3250.0 per contract. There were 87 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 12 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding JNJ (NYSE:JNJ), we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 135 day(s) on October 16, 2026. Parties traded 10 contract(s) at a $170.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $56.0K, with a price of $5602.0 per contract. There were 46 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10 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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