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.
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.
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| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 08/07/26 | $200.00 | $26.6K | 442 | 2.1K |
| SPCE | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/15/27 | $5.00 | $27.0K | 30.3K | 1.1K |
| UAL | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 08/28/26 | $120.00 | $145.0K | 13 | 400 |
| INOD | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 11/20/26 | $100.00 | $43.8K | 428 | 268 |
| YSS | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 11/20/26 | $30.00 | $29.9K | 412 | 194 |
| BA | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 08/07/26 | $225.00 | $32.6K | 253 | 176 |
| HON | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 10/16/26 | $240.00 | $106.0K | 4 | 78 |
| CAT | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 09/18/26 | $940.00 | $41.3K | 314 | 58 |
| RKLB | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 06/16/28 | $65.00 | $66.0K | 18 | 26 |
| POWL | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/18/26 | $240.00 | $64.4K | 10 | 21 |
• Regarding BE (NYSE:BE), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 14 day(s) on August 7, 2026. Parties traded 9 contract(s) at a $200.00 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 $26.6K, with a price of $2965.0 per contract. There were 442 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2116 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For SPCE (NYSE:SPCE), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 175 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 1000 contract(s) at a $5.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 57 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.0K, with a price of $27.0 per contract. There were 30392 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1108 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For UAL (NASDAQ:UAL), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 35 day(s) on August 28, 2026. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $120.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $145.0K, with a price of $725.0 per contract. There were 13 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 400 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For INOD (NASDAQ:INOD), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 119 day(s) on November 20, 2026. This event was a transfer of 102 contract(s) at a $100.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $43.8K, with a price of $430.0 per contract. There were 428 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 268 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For YSS (NYSE:YSS), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 119 day(s) on November 20, 2026. This event was a transfer of 20 contract(s) at a $30.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.9K, with a price of $1496.0 per contract. There were 412 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 194 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding BA (NYSE:BA), we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 14 day(s) on August 7, 2026. Parties traded 125 contract(s) at a $225.00 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 $32.6K, with a price of $261.0 per contract. There were 253 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 176 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For HON (NASDAQ:HON), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 84 day(s) on October 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 78 contract(s) at a $240.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 22 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $106.0K, with a price of $1360.0 per contract. There were 4 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 78 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For CAT (NYSE:CAT), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 56 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 8 contract(s) at a $940.00 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 $41.3K, with a price of $5180.0 per contract. There were 314 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 58 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding RKLB (NASDAQ:RKLB), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 693 day(s) on June 16, 2028. Parties traded 20 contract(s) at a $65.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $66.0K, with a price of $3300.0 per contract. There were 18 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 26 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For POWL (NASDAQ:POWL), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 56 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 21 contract(s) at a $240.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 12 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $64.4K, with a price of $3070.0 per contract. There were 10 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 21 contract(s) were bought and sold.
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