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
BAC CALL SWEEP BEARISH 03/27/26 $48.50 $53.2K 4.3K 14.6K
WFC CALL TRADE BULLISH 06/18/26 $77.50 $29.6K 24.3K 3.8K
C PUT SWEEP BULLISH 05/15/26 $120.00 $2.3 million 9.5K 3.0K
FOUR CALL TRADE BEARISH 12/18/26 $50.00 $442.5K 2.1K 2.0K
JPM CALL TRADE BEARISH 06/18/26 $295.00 $32.1K 2.6K 1.1K
COIN CALL SWEEP BEARISH 04/17/26 $210.00 $123.6K 3.3K 573
SOFI CALL TRADE BEARISH 09/18/26 $20.00 $97.0K 13.0K 565
BX CALL SWEEP BULLISH 06/17/27 $110.00 $28.2K 324 487
HOOD PUT SWEEP BEARISH 03/27/26 $76.00 $28.0K 732 262
MA CALL SWEEP BULLISH 09/18/26 $570.00 $55.7K 255 58

Explanation

These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.

• Regarding BAC (NYSE:BAC), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on March 27, 2026. Parties traded 950 contract(s) at a $48.50 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 $53.2K, with a price of $56.0 per contract. There were 4361 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 14657 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding WFC (NYSE:WFC), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 85 day(s) on June 18, 2026. Parties traded 42 contract(s) at a $77.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.6K, with a price of $705.0 per contract. There were 24391 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3837 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For C (NYSE:C), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 51 day(s) on May 15, 2026. This event was a transfer of 2458 contract(s) at a $120.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $2.3 million, with a price of $960.0 per contract. There were 9561 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3005 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding FOUR (NYSE:FOUR), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 268 day(s) on December 18, 2026. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $50.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $442.5K, with a price of $885.0 per contract. There were 2167 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2069 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For JPM (NYSE:JPM), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 85 day(s) on June 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 18 contract(s) at a $295.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.1K, with a price of $1785.0 per contract. There were 2610 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1124 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For COIN (NASDAQ:COIN), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 23 day(s) on April 17, 2026. This event was a transfer of 302 contract(s) at a $210.00 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 $123.6K, with a price of $410.0 per contract. There were 3324 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 573 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SOFI (NASDAQ:SOFI), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 177 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $20.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $97.0K, with a price of $194.0 per contract. There were 13047 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 565 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BX (NYSE:BX), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 449 day(s) on June 17, 2027. Parties traded 14 contract(s) at a $110.00 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 $28.2K, with a price of $2022.0 per contract. There were 324 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 487 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For HOOD (NASDAQ:HOOD), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 2 day(s) on March 27, 2026. This event was a transfer of 84 contract(s) at a $76.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.0K, with a price of $335.0 per contract. There were 732 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 262 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MA (NYSE:MA), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 177 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 39 contract(s) at a $570.00 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 $55.7K, with a price of $1430.0 per contract. There were 255 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 58 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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