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 will search for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges heavily from its normal worth. High amounts of trading activity could push option prices to exaggerated or underestimated levels.

Here's the list of options activity happening in today's session:

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• Regarding BAC BAC, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 38 day(s) on October 20, 2023. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $30.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.5K, with a price of $55.0 per contract. There were 41451 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3459 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For JPM JPM, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 3 day(s) on September 15, 2023. This event was a transfer of 180 contract(s) at a $145.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 21 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $44.6K, with a price of $249.0 per contract. There were 11209 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3196 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding PNC PNC, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on September 15, 2023. Parties traded 144 contract(s) at a $120.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 8 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $74.8K, with a price of $520.0 per contract. There were 251 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1257 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding COF COF, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 66 day(s) on November 17, 2023. Parties traded 1200 contract(s) at a $100.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 39 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $504.0K, with a price of $420.0 per contract. There were 3426 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1236 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MS MS, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 129 day(s) on January 19, 2024. Parties traded 900 contract(s) at a $92.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $212.4K, with a price of $236.0 per contract. There were 3643 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1227 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For WFC WFC, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 129 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 132 contract(s) at a $42.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $40.2K, with a price of $305.0 per contract. There were 15965 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1125 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SYF SYF, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 311 day(s) on July 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 800 contract(s) at a $50.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 29 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.0K, with a price of $35.0 per contract. There were 5877 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 800 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding HOOD HOOD, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 493 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.4K, with a price of $142.0 per contract. There were 8281 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 741 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding C C, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 185 day(s) on March 15, 2024. Parties traded 202 contract(s) at a $40.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 28 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $43.2K, with a price of $214.0 per contract. There were 17762 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 424 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CG CG, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 129 day(s) on January 19, 2024. Parties traded 165 contract(s) at a $33.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $40.5K, with a price of $246.0 per contract. There were 1820 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 165 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.

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