10 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.

Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Financials sector:

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For SOFI SOFI, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 4 day(s) on March 14, 2025. This event was a transfer of 841 contract(s) at a $10.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 17 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $126.1K, with a price of $150.0 per contract. There were 499 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3039 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding COIN COIN, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on March 14, 2025. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $180.00 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 $29.2K, with a price of $585.0 per contract. There were 2173 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2015 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For BAC BAC, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 102 day(s) on June 20, 2025. This event was a transfer of 309 contract(s) at a $40.00 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 $81.8K, with a price of $265.0 per contract. There were 21431 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 992 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For HOOD HOOD, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 312 day(s) on January 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $70.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.0K, with a price of $310.0 per contract. There were 2865 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 485 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For V V, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 312 day(s) on January 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 33 contract(s) at a $380.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $54.9K, with a price of $1665.0 per contract. There were 2756 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 213 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AFRM AFRM, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 102 day(s) on June 20, 2025. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $40.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 21 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $100.9K, with a price of $505.0 per contract. There were 1490 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 211 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For C C, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 130 day(s) on July 18, 2025. This event was a transfer of 39 contract(s) at a $70.00 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 $26.7K, with a price of $685.0 per contract. There were 1415 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 142 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding TFC TFC, we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 312 day(s) on January 16, 2026. Parties traded 80 contract(s) at a $37.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.0K, with a price of $325.0 per contract. There were 1959 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 80 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For UPST UPST, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 676 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 9 contract(s) at a $70.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.2K, with a price of $3360.0 per contract. There were 5091 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 69 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AFL AFL, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 676 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $110.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $62.5K, with a price of $1250.0 per contract. There were 55 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 50 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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