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:
Explanation
These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.
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, read more about unusual options activity.
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| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOH | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 06/18/26 | $175.00 | $87.1K | 132 | 484 |
| HIMS | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 06/18/26 | $25.00 | $45.3K | 485 | 151 |
| LLY | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 09/18/26 | $1050.00 | $392.4K | 102 | 26 |
| MRK | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 06/18/26 | $70.00 | $102.6K | 212 | 20 |
| HCA | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 06/18/26 | $400.00 | $36.6K | 142 | 3 |
| MCK | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 12/18/26 | $1180.00 | $46.5K | 0 | 2 |
| NVO | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 06/17/27 | $90.00 | $94.8K | 265 | 0 |
• Regarding MOH (NYSE:MOH), we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 62 day(s) on June 18, 2026. Parties traded 18 contract(s) at a $175.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $87.1K, with a price of $4840.0 per contract. There were 132 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 484 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For HIMS (NYSE:HIMS), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 62 day(s) on June 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 113 contract(s) at a $25.00 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 $45.3K, with a price of $405.0 per contract. There were 485 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 151 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding LLY (NYSE:LLY), we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 154 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 29 contract(s) at a $1050.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $392.4K, with a price of $13555.0 per contract. There were 102 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 26 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For MRK (NYSE:MRK), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 62 day(s) on June 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 20 contract(s) at a $70.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $102.6K, with a price of $5130.0 per contract. There were 212 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 20 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For HCA (NYSE:HCA), we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 62 day(s) on June 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 3 contract(s) at a $400.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $36.6K, with a price of $12205.0 per contract. There were 142 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding MCK (NYSE:MCK), we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 245 day(s) on December 18, 2026. Parties traded 2 contract(s) at a $1180.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $46.5K, with a price of $23290.0 per contract. There were 0 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding NVO (NYSE:NVO), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 426 day(s) on June 17, 2027. Parties traded 400 contract(s) at a $90.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $94.8K, with a price of $237.0 per contract. There were 265 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 0 contract(s) were bought and sold.