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
UTHR PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 10/16/26 $430.00 $1.4 million 8.3K 8.3K
IOVA CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/15/27 $10.00 $48.0K 33.8K 2.9K
NVAX CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 10/02/26 $11.00 $32.0K 2.1K 2.1K
AGIO CALL TRADE BEARISH 12/18/26 $50.00 $99.0K 1.1K 900
ABVX PUT SWEEP BEARISH 01/15/27 $100.00 $45.5K 3.9K 729
VKTX CALL TRADE BULLISH 11/20/26 $35.00 $84.0K 1.8K 513
HCA PUT SWEEP BULLISH 10/16/26 $430.00 $29.7K 76 356
PFE PUT SWEEP BEARISH 09/17/27 $27.00 $26.3K 393 356
CADL CALL TRADE BEARISH 04/16/27 $5.00 $62.0K 7 200
VRTX CALL TRADE BULLISH 12/18/26 $620.00 $36.7K 51 79

Explanation

These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.

• For UTHR (NASDAQ:UTHR), we notice a put option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 17 day(s) on October 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 8300 contract(s) at a $430.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $1.4 million, with a price of $175.0 per contract. There were 8320 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 8310 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For IOVA (NASDAQ:IOVA), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 108 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 80 contract(s) at a $10.00 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 $48.0K, with a price of $600.0 per contract. There were 33817 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2987 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NVAX (NASDAQ:NVAX), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 3 day(s) on October 2, 2026. This event was a transfer of 2000 contract(s) at a $11.00 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 $32.0K, with a price of $16.0 per contract. There were 2163 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2151 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AGIO (NASDAQ:AGIO), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 80 day(s) on December 18, 2026. Parties traded 900 contract(s) at a $50.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $99.0K, with a price of $110.0 per contract. There were 1141 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 900 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ABVX (NASDAQ:ABVX), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 108 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 33 contract(s) at a $100.00 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 $45.5K, with a price of $1380.0 per contract. There were 3915 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 729 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For VKTX (NASDAQ:VKTX), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 52 day(s) on November 20, 2026. This event was a transfer of 400 contract(s) at a $35.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $84.0K, with a price of $210.0 per contract. There were 1866 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 513 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For HCA (NYSE:HCA), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 17 day(s) on October 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 25 contract(s) at a $430.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.7K, with a price of $1190.0 per contract. There were 76 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 356 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PFE (NYSE:PFE), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 353 day(s) on September 17, 2027. This event was a transfer of 125 contract(s) at a $27.00 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 $26.3K, with a price of $211.0 per contract. There were 393 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 356 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CADL (NASDAQ:CADL), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 199 day(s) on April 16, 2027. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $5.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $62.0K, with a price of $620.0 per contract. There were 7 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 200 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For VRTX (NASDAQ:VRTX), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 80 day(s) on December 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 68 contract(s) at a $620.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $36.7K, with a price of $540.0 per contract. There were 51 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 79 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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