10 Financials Stocks With Whale Alerts 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.

• Regarding NU NU, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 11 day(s) on January 20, 2023. Parties traded 1200 contract(s) at a $4.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 10 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $44.1K, with a price of $37.0 per contract. There were 8931 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1200 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For WFC WFC, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 11 day(s) on January 20, 2023. This event was a transfer of 482 contract(s) at a $45.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 13 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $119.5K, with a price of $248.0 per contract. There were 27106 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 519 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AIG AIG, we notice a put option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 4 day(s) on January 13, 2023. This event was a transfer of 500 contract(s) at a $64.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.5K, with a price of $55.0 per contract. There were 167 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 500 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For COF COF, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 11 day(s) on January 20, 2023. This event was a transfer of 250 contract(s) at a $94.40 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.7K, with a price of $115.0 per contract. There were 2570 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 254 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For UPST UPST, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 249 day(s) on September 15, 2023. This event was a transfer of 25 contract(s) at a $35.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $56.5K, with a price of $2260.0 per contract. There were 18 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 217 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For C C, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 39 day(s) on February 17, 2023. This event was a transfer of 28 contract(s) at a $65.00 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 $48.1K, with a price of $1720.0 per contract. There were 346 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 212 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For TFC TFC, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 375 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $42.50 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 $37.5K, with a price of $750.0 per contract. There were 1027 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 98 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BX BX, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 249 day(s) on September 15, 2023. Parties traded 40 contract(s) at a $90.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.6K, with a price of $790.0 per contract. There were 487 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 65 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BLK BLK, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 11 day(s) on January 20, 2023. Parties traded 60 contract(s) at a $760.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 10 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $114.0K, with a price of $1900.0 per contract. There were 503 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 61 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PRU PRU, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 375 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 43 contract(s) at a $110.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.6K, with a price of $690.0 per contract. There were 4083 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 43 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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