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:

Symbol	PUT/CALL	Trade Type	Sentiment	Exp. Date	Strike Price	Total Trade Price	Open Interest	Volume
VERV	PUT	SWEEP	BULLISH	02/21/25	$5.00	$121.2K	22	1.0K
GSK	CALL	SWEEP	BEARISH	09/20/24	$41.00	$28.0K	1.8K	913
CLOV	CALL	SWEEP	BEARISH	01/17/25	$2.00	$46.2K	7.3K	550
CRBP	PUT	SWEEP	BULLISH	10/18/24	$50.00	$39.1K	1.5K	183
LLY	CALL	TRADE	BEARISH	10/18/24	$900.00	$56.1K	784	142
ADMA	CALL	TRADE	BULLISH	01/17/25	$17.50	$28.0K	3.4K	117
TNDM	PUT	SWEEP	BEARISH	09/20/24	$45.00	$26.4K	10	100
AZN	CALL	TRADE	BEARISH	10/18/24	$80.00	$32.0K	1.0K	52
CVS	PUT	SWEEP	BULLISH	03/21/25	$72.50	$61.5K	8	46
ELV	PUT	TRADE	BEARISH	09/20/24	$550.00	$26.4K	184	26

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• Regarding VERV (NASDAQ:VERV), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 186 day(s) on February 21, 2025. Parties traded 1000 contract(s) at a $5.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 15 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $121.2K, with a price of $120.0 per contract. There were 22 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1005 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding GSK (NYSE:GSK), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 32 day(s) on September 20, 2024. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $41.00 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 $28.0K, with a price of $140.0 per contract. There were 1865 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 913 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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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.

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
VERV	PUT	SWEEP	BULLISH	02/21/25	$5.00	$121.2K	22	1.0K
GSK	CALL	SWEEP	BEARISH	09/20/24	$41.00	$28.0K	1.8K	913
CLOV	CALL	SWEEP	BEARISH	01/17/25	$2.00	$46.2K	7.3K	550
CRBP	PUT	SWEEP	BULLISH	10/18/24	$50.00	$39.1K	1.5K	183
LLY	CALL	TRADE	BEARISH	10/18/24	$900.00	$56.1K	784	142
ADMA	CALL	TRADE	BULLISH	01/17/25	$17.50	$28.0K	3.4K	117
TNDM	PUT	SWEEP	BEARISH	09/20/24	$45.00	$26.4K	10	100
AZN	CALL	TRADE	BEARISH	10/18/24	$80.00	$32.0K	1.0K	52
CVS	PUT	SWEEP	BULLISH	03/21/25	$72.50	$61.5K	8	46
ELV	PUT	TRADE	BEARISH	09/20/24	$550.00	$26.4K	184	26

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For CLOV (NASDAQ:CLOV), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 151 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 350 contract(s) at a $2.00 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 $46.2K, with a price of $132.0 per contract. There were 7304 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 550 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CRBP (NASDAQ:CRBP), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 60 day(s) on October 18, 2024. This event was a transfer of 38 contract(s) at a $50.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $39.1K, with a price of $1030.0 per contract. There were 1500 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 183 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For LLY (NYSE:LLY), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 60 day(s) on October 18, 2024. This event was a transfer of 10 contract(s) at a $900.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $56.1K, with a price of $5617.0 per contract. There were 784 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 142 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ADMA (NASDAQ:ADMA), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 151 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $17.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.0K, with a price of $280.0 per contract. There were 3492 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 117 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For TNDM (NASDAQ:TNDM), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 32 day(s) on September 20, 2024. This event was a transfer of 98 contract(s) at a $45.00 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 $26.4K, with a price of $270.0 per contract. There were 10 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 100 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AZN (NASDAQ:AZN), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 60 day(s) on October 18, 2024. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $80.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.0K, with a price of $640.0 per contract. There were 1099 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 52 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CVS (NYSE:CVS), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 214 day(s) on March 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 42 contract(s) at a $72.50 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 $61.5K, with a price of $1465.0 per contract. There were 8 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 46 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ELV (NYSE:ELV), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 32 day(s) on September 20, 2024. This event was a transfer of 20 contract(s) at a $550.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.4K, with a price of $1320.0 per contract. There were 184 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 26 contract(s) were bought and sold.