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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/21/28 | $130.00 | $47.7K | 0 | 45 |
| MS | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 09/18/26 | $140.00 | $29.4K | 106 | 10 |
| GS | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/15/27 | $795.00 | $101.9K | 10 | 10 |
| JPM | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/15/27 | $190.00 | $34.8K | 87 | 3 |
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/21/28 | $130.00 | $47.7K | 0 | 45 |
| MS | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 09/18/26 | $140.00 | $29.4K | 106 | 10 |
| GS | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/15/27 | $795.00 | $101.9K | 10 | 10 |
| JPM | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/15/27 | $190.00 | $34.8K | 87 | 3 |
Explanation
These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.
• For C (NYSE:C), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 520 day(s) on January 21, 2028. This event was a transfer of 13 contract(s) at a $130.00 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 $47.7K, with a price of $3675.0 per contract. There were 0 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 45 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For MS (NYSE:MS), we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 30 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 10 contract(s) at a $140.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.4K, with a price of $2945.0 per contract. There were 106 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For GS (NYSE:GS), we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 149 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 10 contract(s) at a $795.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $101.9K, with a price of $10196.0 per contract. There were 10 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For JPM (NYSE:JPM), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 149 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 3 contract(s) at a $190.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.8K, with a price of $11600.0 per contract. There were 87 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3 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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