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
FTAI CALL SWEEP BULLISH 02/21/25 $150.00 $32.3K 405 2.2K
EOSE CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/15/27 $7.50 $44.6K 2.5K 738
DAL PUT SWEEP BEARISH 01/17/25 $59.00 $47.3K 1.3K 219
BA CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 01/17/25 $170.00 $28.4K 10.6K 128
UAL PUT TRADE BEARISH 01/16/26 $115.00 $27.9K 27 110
VRT CALL SWEEP BULLISH 06/20/25 $85.00 $90.2K 119 90
RKLB CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/17/25 $10.00 $38.2K 23.8K 36
CAT CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/17/25 $310.00 $54.0K 1.0K 11
URI PUT TRADE BEARISH 06/20/25 $800.00 $118.8K 46 10
GWW CALL TRADE BULLISH 12/19/25 $620.00 $45.0K 14 1

Explanation

These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.

• Regarding FTAI FTAI, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 52 day(s) on February 21, 2025. Parties traded 32 contract(s) at a $150.00 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 $32.3K, with a price of $998.0 per contract. There were 405 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2227 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding EOSE EOSE, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 745 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $7.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $44.6K, with a price of $223.0 per contract. There were 2558 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 738 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For DAL DAL, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 17 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 215 contract(s) at a $59.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 26 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $47.3K, with a price of $220.0 per contract. There were 1371 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 219 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BA BA, we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 17 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 30 contract(s) at a $170.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.4K, with a price of $949.0 per contract. There were 10608 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 128 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding UAL UAL, we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 381 day(s) on January 16, 2026. Parties traded 10 contract(s) at a $115.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.9K, with a price of $2790.0 per contract. There were 27 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 110 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For VRT VRT, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 171 day(s) on June 20, 2025. This event was a transfer of 25 contract(s) at a $85.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 16 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $90.2K, with a price of $3610.0 per contract. There were 119 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 90 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding RKLB RKLB, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 17 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 25 contract(s) at a $10.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $38.2K, with a price of $1530.0 per contract. There were 23865 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 36 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CAT CAT, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 17 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 10 contract(s) at a $310.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $54.0K, with a price of $5400.0 per contract. There were 1075 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 11 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For URI URI, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 171 day(s) on June 20, 2025. This event was a transfer of 10 contract(s) at a $800.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $118.8K, with a price of $11880.0 per contract. There were 46 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For GWW GWW, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 353 day(s) on December 19, 2025. This event was a transfer of 1 contract(s) at a $620.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $45.0K, with a price of $45000.0 per contract. There were 14 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1 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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