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.

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

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
SPCE CALL SWEEP BEARISH 07/17/26 $7.00 $26.9K 49.1K 22.5K
RKLB CALL TRADE BEARISH 06/05/26 $130.00 $103.3K 3.7K 4.5K
ALK CALL SWEEP BEARISH 06/18/26 $50.00 $100.2K 12.2K 1.1K
SMR CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 08/21/26 $14.00 $27.4K 3.8K 1.0K
HON CALL SWEEP BULLISH 07/17/26 $260.00 $318.4K 2.5K 925
BA CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/21/28 $320.00 $92.5K 1.6K 286
VOYG PUT SWEEP BULLISH 07/17/26 $40.00 $31.9K 19 112
CAT CALL SWEEP BEARISH 08/21/26 $960.00 $27.3K 111 25
GEV PUT SWEEP BEARISH 08/21/26 $980.00 $71.3K 0 10
BE CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/15/27 $330.00 $50.0K 247 8

Explanation

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

• For SPCE (NYSE:SPCE), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 44 day(s) on July 17, 2026. This event was a transfer of 409 contract(s) at a $7.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 13 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.9K, with a price of $66.0 per contract. There were 49192 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 22535 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding RKLB (NASDAQ:RKLB), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on June 5, 2026. Parties traded 304 contract(s) at a $130.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $103.3K, with a price of $340.0 per contract. There were 3713 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4575 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ALK (NYSE:ALK), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 15 day(s) on June 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 1113 contract(s) at a $50.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 46 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $100.2K, with a price of $90.0 per contract. There were 12260 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1118 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SMR (NYSE:SMR), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 79 day(s) on August 21, 2026. This event was a transfer of 87 contract(s) at a $14.00 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 $27.4K, with a price of $315.0 per contract. There were 3892 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1070 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding HON (NASDAQ:HON), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 44 day(s) on July 17, 2026. Parties traded 800 contract(s) at a $260.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 19 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $318.4K, with a price of $400.0 per contract. There were 2576 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 925 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For BA (NYSE:BA), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 597 day(s) on January 21, 2028. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $320.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $92.5K, with a price of $1850.0 per contract. There were 1699 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 286 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For VOYG (NYSE:VOYG), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 44 day(s) on July 17, 2026. This event was a transfer of 110 contract(s) at a $40.00 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 $31.9K, with a price of $290.0 per contract. There were 19 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 112 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CAT (NYSE:CAT), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 79 day(s) on August 21, 2026. Parties traded 5 contract(s) at a $960.00 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 $27.3K, with a price of $5465.0 per contract. There were 111 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 25 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding GEV (NYSE:GEV), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 79 day(s) on August 21, 2026. Parties traded 7 contract(s) at a $980.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $71.3K, with a price of $10190.0 per contract. There were 0 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BE (NYSE:BE), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 226 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 5 contract(s) at a $330.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $50.0K, with a price of $10000.0 per contract. There were 247 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 8 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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