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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UWMC | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 05/16/25 | $4.00 | $40.7K | 4.0K | 5.4K |
| HOOD | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 04/17/25 | $44.00 | $28.3K | 3.9K | 607 |
| C | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 06/20/25 | $55.00 | $76.3K | 8.2K | 584 |
| PYPL | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 12/19/25 | $62.50 | $58.5K | 1.9K | 302 |
| NU | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 09/19/25 | $11.00 | $37.9K | 975 | 230 |
| JPM | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/20/25 | $245.00 | $60.2K | 1.6K | 229 |
| FI | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 04/25/25 | $205.00 | $28.0K | 5 | 190 |
| WFC | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/16/26 | $70.00 | $28.5K | 6.2K | 127 |
| COF | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 04/25/25 | $165.00 | $49.0K | 44 | 113 |
| AXP | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 07/18/25 | $260.00 | $50.1K | 83 | 60 |
Explanation
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• For UWMC (NYSE:UWMC), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 29 day(s) on May 16, 2025. This event was a transfer of 2700 contract(s) at a $4.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 43 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $40.7K, with a price of $15.0 per contract. There were 4026 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5478 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For HOOD (NASDAQ:HOOD), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 105 contract(s) at a $44.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 14 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.3K, with a price of $270.0 per contract. There were 3995 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 607 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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