6 Financials Stocks Whale Activity In Today's Session

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.

• For JPM JPM, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, is expiring today. Parties traded 390 contract(s) at a $255.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.3K, with a price of $70.0 per contract. There were 5528 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 13744 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CTLP CTLP, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 1115 contract(s) at a $7.50 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 $64.6K, with a price of $58.0 per contract. There were 1257 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1157 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding C C, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 881 day(s) on June 17, 2027. Parties traded 160 contract(s) at a $77.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $240.8K, with a price of $1505.0 per contract. There were 273 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 261 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For COIN COIN, we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 728 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 5 contract(s) at a $690.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.1K, with a price of $5225.0 per contract. There were 119 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 164 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AFRM AFRM, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 119 day(s) on May 16, 2025. Parties traded 112 contract(s) at a $70.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 15 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $194.8K, with a price of $1740.0 per contract. There were 393 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 113 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AGO AGO, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 35 day(s) on February 21, 2025. Parties traded 77 contract(s) at a $90.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 10 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.8K, with a price of $400.0 per contract. There were 198 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 77 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 news on unusual options activity.

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