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:
Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HON | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 03/21/25 | $210.00 | $2.3 million | 1.8K | 10.0K |
TXT | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 02/21/25 | $82.50 | $43.8K | 202 | 1.2K |
LUNR | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/24/25 | $25.50 | $29.0K | 34 | 1.0K |
UAL | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/24/25 | $116.00 | $137.4K | 138 | 969 |
GEO | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/24/25 | $34.00 | $48.5K | 2.1K | 941 |
ERJ | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 02/21/25 | $40.00 | $102.3K | 216 | 933 |
AAL | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 02/21/25 | $18.50 | $39.6K | 0 | 849 |
RKLB | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 02/28/25 | $28.00 | $57.4K | 112 | 680 |
EMR | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/16/26 | $165.00 | $54.2K | 33 | 558 |
FVRR | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 02/21/25 | $30.00 | $34.3K | 171 | 523 |
Explanation
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• Regarding HON HON, we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 59 day(s) on March 21, 2025. Parties traded 8775 contract(s) at a $210.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $2.3 million, with a price of $265.0 per contract. There were 1816 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10072 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For TXT TXT, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 31 day(s) on February 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 258 contract(s) at a $82.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 32 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $43.8K, with a price of $170.0 per contract. There were 202 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1258 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding LUNR LUNR, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on January 24, 2025. Parties traded 1000 contract(s) at a $25.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.0K, with a price of $29.0 per contract. There were 34 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1083 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For UAL UAL, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 3 day(s) on January 24, 2025. This event was a transfer of 540 contract(s) at a $116.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 24 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $137.4K, with a price of $256.0 per contract. There were 138 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 969 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For GEO GEO, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 3 day(s) on January 24, 2025. This event was a transfer of 441 contract(s) at a $34.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $48.5K, with a price of $110.0 per contract. There were 2140 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 941 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding ERJ ERJ, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 31 day(s) on February 21, 2025. Parties traded 930 contract(s) at a $40.00 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 $102.3K, with a price of $110.0 per contract. There were 216 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 933 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For AAL AAL, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 31 day(s) on February 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 400 contract(s) at a $18.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $39.6K, with a price of $99.0 per contract. There were 0 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 849 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For RKLB RKLB, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 38 day(s) on February 28, 2025. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $28.00 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 $57.4K, with a price of $287.0 per contract. There were 112 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 680 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For EMR EMR, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 360 day(s) on January 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 231 contract(s) at a $165.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $54.2K, with a price of $235.0 per contract. There were 33 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 558 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For FVRR FVRR, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 31 day(s) on February 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 490 contract(s) at a $30.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 47 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.3K, with a price of $70.0 per contract. There were 171 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 523 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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