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:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
HOOD CALL SWEEP BULLISH 09/15/23 $13.00 $25.4K 4.3K 6.6K
BAC CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/19/24 $31.00 $79.9K 5.8K 6.3K
WFC PUT TRADE BEARISH 01/19/24 $40.00 $694.9K 41.6K 5.1K
BX CALL SWEEP BEARISH 07/21/23 $110.00 $40.2K 1.5K 3.5K
COIN CALL SWEEP BEARISH 08/18/23 $105.00 $128.0K 3.2K 664
SOFI CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/19/24 $5.00 $70.0K 60.5K 432
SYF CALL SWEEP BEARISH 09/15/23 $36.00 $55.2K 150 384
MS PUT SWEEP BEARISH 01/19/24 $75.00 $28.8K 14.4K 234
UPST CALL SWEEP BULLISH 07/21/23 $35.00 $169.2K 17.9K 94
PNC PUT TRADE BEARISH 11/17/23 $140.00 $36.7K 15 90

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• Regarding HOOD HOOD, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 60 day(s) on September 15, 2023. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $13.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.4K, with a price of $127.0 per contract. There were 4337 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 6636 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For BAC BAC, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 186 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 509 contract(s) at a $31.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 12 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $79.9K, with a price of $157.0 per contract. There were 5822 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 6313 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For WFC WFC, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 186 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 5000 contract(s) at a $40.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $694.9K, with a price of $139.0 per contract. There were 41670 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5182 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BX BX, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on July 21, 2023. Parties traded 550 contract(s) at a $110.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 18 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $40.2K, with a price of $73.0 per contract. There were 1521 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3572 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For COIN COIN, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 32 day(s) on August 18, 2023. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $105.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $128.0K, with a price of $1280.0 per contract. There were 3265 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 664 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SOFI SOFI, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 186 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 140 contract(s) at a $5.00 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 $70.0K, with a price of $500.0 per contract. There were 60570 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 432 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SYF SYF, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 60 day(s) on September 15, 2023. Parties traded 348 contract(s) at a $36.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 72 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $55.2K, with a price of $160.0 per contract. There were 150 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 384 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MS MS, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 186 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 140 contract(s) at a $75.00 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 $28.8K, with a price of $206.0 per contract. There were 14450 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 234 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding UPST UPST, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on July 21, 2023. Parties traded 91 contract(s) at a $35.00 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 $169.2K, with a price of $1860.0 per contract. There were 17912 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 94 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding PNC PNC, we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 123 day(s) on November 17, 2023. Parties traded 25 contract(s) at a $140.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $36.7K, with a price of $1470.0 per contract. There were 15 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 90 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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