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.
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BSX | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 06/20/25 | $90.00 | $286.6K | 20.5K | 19.1K |
UNH | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 05/30/25 | $320.00 | $82.5K | 2.3K | 5.2K |
HUM | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 05/30/25 | $290.00 | $330.7K | 64 | 1.3K |
AKRO | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/20/25 | $50.00 | $81.0K | 573 | 292 |
OCUL | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 12/19/25 | $10.00 | $32.5K | 60 | 190 |
LLY | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 06/27/25 | $810.00 | $35.5K | 12 | 169 |
BMY | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 03/20/26 | $45.00 | $43.0K | 3.5K | 113 |
HIMS | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 08/15/25 | $60.00 | $35.0K | 2.4K | 85 |
ABBV | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 08/15/25 | $175.00 | $93.8K | 384 | 59 |
NVO | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/15/27 | $40.00 | $29.9K | 776 | 58 |
Explanation
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• For BSX BSX, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 31 day(s) on June 20, 2025. This event was a transfer of 11467 contract(s) at a $90.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $286.6K, with a price of $25.0 per contract. There were 20532 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 19153 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding UNH UNH, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 10 day(s) on May 30, 2025. Parties traded 60 contract(s) at a $320.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $82.5K, with a price of $1375.0 per contract. There were 2315 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5276 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding HUM HUM, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 10 day(s) on May 30, 2025. Parties traded 1350 contract(s) at a $290.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $330.7K, with a price of $245.0 per contract. There were 64 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1371 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding AKRO AKRO, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 31 day(s) on June 20, 2025. Parties traded 270 contract(s) at a $50.00 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 $81.0K, with a price of $300.0 per contract. There were 573 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 292 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding OCUL OCUL, we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 213 day(s) on December 19, 2025. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $10.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.5K, with a price of $325.0 per contract. There were 60 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 190 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For LLY LLY, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 38 day(s) on June 27, 2025. This event was a transfer of 24 contract(s) at a $810.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.5K, with a price of $1480.0 per contract. There were 12 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 169 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding BMY BMY, we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 304 day(s) on March 20, 2026. Parties traded 104 contract(s) at a $45.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $43.0K, with a price of $414.0 per contract. There were 3563 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 113 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding HIMS HIMS, we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 87 day(s) on August 15, 2025. Parties traded 25 contract(s) at a $60.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.0K, with a price of $1400.0 per contract. There were 2475 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 85 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding ABBV ABBV, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 87 day(s) on August 15, 2025. Parties traded 59 contract(s) at a $175.00 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 $93.8K, with a price of $1590.0 per contract. There were 384 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 59 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For NVO NVO, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 605 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 9 contract(s) at a $40.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.9K, with a price of $3330.0 per contract. There were 776 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 58 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.
For more information, visit our Guide to Understanding Options Alerts or read more news on unusual options activity.
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.
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