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 |
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UWMC | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 02/21/25 | $11.00 | $39.1K | 57 | 12.8K |
RILY | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 08/16/24 | $10.00 | $26.5K | 13.4K | 8.3K |
AFRM | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/16/26 | $25.00 | $203.9K | 659 | 2.2K |
C | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 09/20/24 | $60.00 | $30.0K | 25.7K | 1.7K |
JPM | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 03/21/25 | $180.00 | $484.0K | 2.3K | 1.2K |
OWL | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 02/21/25 | $18.00 | $124.1K | 34 | 855 |
HOOD | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/16/26 | $15.00 | $37.0K | 5.3K | 401 |
SQ | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/17/25 | $65.00 | $282.0K | 2.6K | 349 |
BAC | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 09/19/25 | $45.00 | $35.6K | 459 | 200 |
JEF | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 12/20/24 | $60.00 | $33.3K | 7.2K | 166 |
Explanation
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• Regarding UWMC UWMC, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 191 day(s) on February 21, 2025. Parties traded 860 contract(s) at a $11.00 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 $39.1K, with a price of $50.0 per contract. There were 57 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 12873 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For RILY RILY, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 2 day(s) on August 16, 2024. This event was a transfer of 83 contract(s) at a $10.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.5K, with a price of $320.0 per contract. There were 13425 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 8352 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For AFRM AFRM, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 520 day(s) on January 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $25.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $203.9K, with a price of $1020.0 per contract. There were 659 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2202 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For C C, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 37 day(s) on September 20, 2024. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $60.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.0K, with a price of $150.0 per contract. There were 25733 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1727 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding JPM JPM, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 219 day(s) on March 21, 2025. Parties traded 1100 contract(s) at a $180.00 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 $484.0K, with a price of $440.0 per contract. There were 2334 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1237 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding OWL OWL, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 191 day(s) on February 21, 2025. Parties traded 855 contract(s) at a $18.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 20 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $124.1K, with a price of $145.0 per contract. There were 34 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 855 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding HOOD HOOD, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 520 day(s) on January 16, 2026. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.0K, with a price of $740.0 per contract. There were 5373 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 401 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding SQ SQ, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 156 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 343 contract(s) at a $65.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $282.0K, with a price of $824.0 per contract. There were 2647 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 349 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For BAC BAC, we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 401 day(s) on September 19, 2025. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $45.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.6K, with a price of $178.0 per contract. There were 459 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 200 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding JEF JEF, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 128 day(s) on December 20, 2024. Parties traded 136 contract(s) at a $60.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 31 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.3K, with a price of $245.0 per contract. There were 7256 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 166 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 about unusual options activity.
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