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.
Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Industrials sector:
Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AAL | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 06/20/25 | $20.00 | $1.5 million | 3.2K | 10.2K |
BA | PUT | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 12/20/24 | $165.00 | $100.0K | 1.2K | 1.7K |
AME | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/17/25 | $195.00 | $139.5K | 156 | 750 |
UBER | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 02/21/25 | $65.00 | $49.5K | 2.4K | 299 |
BE | PUT | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/17/25 | $26.00 | $33.0K | 2.1K | 242 |
GEV | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/17/25 | $290.00 | $63.0K | 263 | 148 |
XPO | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 12/20/24 | $155.00 | $58.4K | 914 | 120 |
AXON | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 03/21/25 | $610.00 | $57.7K | 218 | 52 |
RKLB | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 04/17/25 | $22.00 | $30.5K | 657 | 42 |
NSC | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 02/21/25 | $260.00 | $28.0K | 5 | 29 |
Explanation
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• For AAL AAL, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 192 day(s) on June 20, 2025. This event was a transfer of 10000 contract(s) at a $20.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $1.5 million, with a price of $153.0 per contract. There were 3297 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10272 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For BA BA, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 10 day(s) on December 20, 2024. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $165.00 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 $100.0K, with a price of $500.0 per contract. There were 1267 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1754 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding AME AME, we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 38 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 750 contract(s) at a $195.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $139.5K, with a price of $186.0 per contract. There were 156 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 750 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For UBER UBER, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 73 day(s) on February 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 99 contract(s) at a $65.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $49.5K, with a price of $500.0 per contract. There were 2444 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 299 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding BE BE, we observe a put option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 38 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $26.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.0K, with a price of $330.0 per contract. There were 2127 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 242 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For GEV GEV, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 38 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 105 contract(s) at a $290.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 40 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $63.0K, with a price of $600.0 per contract. There were 263 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 148 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For XPO XPO, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 10 day(s) on December 20, 2024. This event was a transfer of 99 contract(s) at a $155.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $58.4K, with a price of $590.0 per contract. There were 914 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 120 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding AXON AXON, we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 101 day(s) on March 21, 2025. Parties traded 13 contract(s) at a $610.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $57.7K, with a price of $4440.0 per contract. There were 218 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 52 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding RKLB RKLB, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 128 day(s) on April 17, 2025. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $22.00 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 $30.5K, with a price of $610.0 per contract. There were 657 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 42 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding NSC NSC, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 73 day(s) on February 21, 2025. Parties traded 28 contract(s) at a $260.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.0K, with a price of $1003.0 per contract. There were 5 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 29 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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