Healthcare Stocks See Unusual Options Activity Amid Market Volatility

Financial news platform Benzinga has identified several healthcare stocks that have seen unusual options activity in today's session. According to their data, these entities are known as 'whales' - large sums of money being tracked by Benzinga on their options activity scanner.

The list includes ALNY, PSNL, CVS, HIMS, BMY, IOVA, JNJ, MRNA, HUM, and UNH. The data shows that some of these stocks have seen bullish or bearish sentiment in their call and put option trades.

For example, a call option trade on ALNY with bearish sentiment was made at $280.00 strike price, expiring in 16 days on September 18, 2026. The total cost received by the writing party was $225.0K.

In contrast, PSNL saw a bullish call option sweep at $17.50 strike price, expiring in 135 days on January 15, 2027. The total cost received by the writing party was $26.0K.