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
LYFT PUT SWEEP BEARISH 01/31/25 $13.00 $40.2K 5.3K 3.0K
UBER PUT SWEEP BULLISH 02/28/25 $60.00 $52.4K 646 2.2K
LUNR PUT TRADE BEARISH 06/20/25 $15.00 $406.5K 149 1.5K
UPS PUT SWEEP BEARISH 02/21/25 $136.00 $45.6K 722 328
CAT CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/31/25 $390.00 $35.6K 817 217
FTAI CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 01/31/25 $93.00 $44.8K 3 108
BA PUT SWEEP BEARISH 04/17/25 $175.00 $44.8K 1.3K 102
VRT PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 01/16/26 $77.50 $46.2K 720 55
SAIA PUT SWEEP NEUTRAL 02/21/25 $480.00 $43.3K 28 39
POWL PUT SWEEP BEARISH 03/21/25 $250.00 $129.1K 18 38

Explanation

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

• Regarding LYFT LYFT, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on January 31, 2025. Parties traded 2223 contract(s) at a $13.00 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 $40.2K, with a price of $18.0 per contract. There were 5303 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3051 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For UBER UBER, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 30 day(s) on February 28, 2025. This event was a transfer of 435 contract(s) at a $60.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 12 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $52.4K, with a price of $121.0 per contract. There were 646 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2270 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For LUNR LUNR, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 142 day(s) on June 20, 2025. This event was a transfer of 1500 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $406.5K, with a price of $271.0 per contract. There were 149 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1500 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding UPS UPS, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 23 day(s) on February 21, 2025. Parties traded 83 contract(s) at a $136.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $45.6K, with a price of $550.0 per contract. There were 722 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 328 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CAT CAT, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on January 31, 2025. Parties traded 27 contract(s) at a $390.00 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 $35.6K, with a price of $1320.0 per contract. There were 817 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 217 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding FTAI FTAI, we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on January 31, 2025. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $93.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $44.8K, with a price of $448.0 per contract. There were 3 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 108 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For BA BA, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 78 day(s) on April 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 44 contract(s) at a $175.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $44.8K, with a price of $1020.0 per contract. There were 1304 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 102 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding VRT VRT, we observe a put option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 352 day(s) on January 16, 2026. Parties traded 55 contract(s) at a $77.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $46.2K, with a price of $840.0 per contract. There were 720 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 55 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SAIA SAIA, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 23 day(s) on February 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 17 contract(s) at a $480.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 8 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $43.3K, with a price of $2505.0 per contract. There were 28 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 39 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For POWL POWL, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 51 day(s) on March 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 35 contract(s) at a $250.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 8 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $129.1K, with a price of $3690.0 per contract. There were 18 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 38 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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