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:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
SLS CALL SWEEP BULLISH 10/16/26 $30.00 $39.2K 6.3K 11.4K
ZTS CALL TRADE BEARISH 09/18/26 $85.00 $83.4K 1.8K 6.4K
HIMS CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 08/21/26 $30.00 $37.3K 6.0K 1.1K
NBIX CALL TRADE BEARISH 12/17/27 $150.00 $348.8K 39 1.1K
AGEN CALL TRADE BULLISH 08/21/26 $6.00 $27.0K 786 290
LLY PUT SWEEP BULLISH 12/18/26 $1260.00 $357.3K 40 227
BBIO CALL TRADE BEARISH 09/18/26 $70.00 $34.0K 135 200
BSX CALL SWEEP BULLISH 11/20/26 $50.00 $40.6K 4.2K 134
NVO PUT SWEEP BEARISH 03/19/27 $50.00 $32.0K 389 115
CAPR PUT SWEEP NEUTRAL 09/18/26 $7.00 $89.6K 433 92

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For SLS (NASDAQ:SLS), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 56 day(s) on October 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $30.00 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 $39.2K, with a price of $200.0 per contract. There were 6327 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 11444 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ZTS (NYSE:ZTS), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 28 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 897 contract(s) at a $85.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $83.4K, with a price of $93.0 per contract. There were 1802 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 6473 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For HIMS (NYSE:HIMS), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, is expiring today. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $30.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.3K, with a price of $373.0 per contract. There were 6076 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1130 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding NBIX (NASDAQ:NBIX), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 483 day(s) on December 17, 2027. Parties traded 98 contract(s) at a $150.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $348.8K, with a price of $3560.0 per contract. There were 39 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1125 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AGEN (NASDAQ:AGEN), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, is expiring today. Parties traded 150 contract(s) at a $6.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.0K, with a price of $180.0 per contract. There were 786 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 290 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For LLY (NYSE:LLY), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 119 day(s) on December 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 38 contract(s) at a $1260.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 20 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $357.3K, with a price of $9405.0 per contract. There were 40 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 227 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For BBIO (NASDAQ:BBIO), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 28 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 27 contract(s) at a $70.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.0K, with a price of $1260.0 per contract. There were 135 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 200 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BSX (NYSE:BSX), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 91 day(s) on November 20, 2026. Parties traded 84 contract(s) at a $50.00 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 $40.6K, with a price of $482.0 per contract. There were 4294 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 134 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NVO (NYSE:NVO), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 210 day(s) on March 19, 2027. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $50.00 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 $32.0K, with a price of $640.0 per contract. There were 389 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 115 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CAPR (NASDAQ:CAPR), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 28 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 309 contract(s) at a $7.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 97 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $89.6K, with a price of $290.0 per contract. There were 433 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 92 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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