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 C C, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 7 day(s) on March 28, 2024. This event was a transfer of 240 contract(s) at a $60.00 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 $33.8K, with a price of $141.0 per contract. There were 2708 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 17280 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding PYPL PYPL, we observe a put option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 183 day(s) on September 20, 2024. Parties traded 96 contract(s) at a $65.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $55.2K, with a price of $575.0 per contract. There were 3381 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3233 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SQ SQ, we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on March 22, 2024. Parties traded 300 contract(s) at a $84.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.8K, with a price of $96.0 per contract. There were 5684 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2435 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For COIN COIN, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 22 day(s) on April 12, 2024. This event was a transfer of 77 contract(s) at a $250.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $103.9K, with a price of $1350.0 per contract. There were 84 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1217 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BAC BAC, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 183 day(s) on September 20, 2024. Parties traded 972 contract(s) at a $30.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 23 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $38.9K, with a price of $40.0 per contract. There were 23775 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1037 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For GS GS, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 29 day(s) on April 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 113 contract(s) at a $410.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 16 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $155.3K, with a price of $1375.0 per contract. There were 1223 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 869 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AFRM AFRM, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 29 day(s) on April 19, 2024. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $40.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.0K, with a price of $260.0 per contract. There were 5371 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 513 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SCHW SCHW, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 302 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 65 contract(s) at a $72.50 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 $51.6K, with a price of $795.0 per contract. There were 1917 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 379 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For LNC LNC, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 57 day(s) on May 17, 2024. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $30.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.6K, with a price of $148.0 per contract. There were 1145 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 299 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PGR PGR, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 148 day(s) on August 16, 2024. This event was a transfer of 26 contract(s) at a $170.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $110.7K, with a price of $4260.0 per contract. There were 757 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 288 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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