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:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
WHR CALL SWEEP BULLISH 07/17/26 $42.50 $76.9K 944 9.8K
QS CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/21/28 $7.00 $84.9K 8.9K 1.2K
LVS CALL TRADE BEARISH 09/18/26 $55.00 $26.6K 830 613
RIVN PUT TRADE BULLISH 09/18/26 $14.00 $31.5K 3.5K 326
SE PUT TRADE BULLISH 09/18/26 $115.00 $105.6K 835 241
CVNA PUT TRADE BEARISH 01/15/27 $110.00 $69.3K 345 15
M PUT SWEEP BULLISH 09/18/26 $25.00 $53.9K 2.2K 0

Explanation

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

• Regarding WHR (NYSE:WHR), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 28 day(s) on July 17, 2026. Parties traded 549 contract(s) at a $42.50 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 $76.9K, with a price of $140.0 per contract. There were 944 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 9853 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding QS (NASDAQ:QS), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 581 day(s) on January 21, 2028. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $7.00 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 $84.9K, with a price of $425.0 per contract. There were 8915 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1252 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For LVS (NYSE:LVS), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 91 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 189 contract(s) at a $55.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.6K, with a price of $141.0 per contract. There were 830 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 613 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For RIVN (NASDAQ:RIVN), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 91 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 300 contract(s) at a $14.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.5K, with a price of $105.0 per contract. There were 3528 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 326 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SE (NYSE:SE), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 91 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 40 contract(s) at a $115.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $105.6K, with a price of $2640.0 per contract. There were 835 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 241 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CVNA (NYSE:CVNA), we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 210 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 15 contract(s) at a $110.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $69.3K, with a price of $4626.0 per contract. There were 345 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 15 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For M (NYSE:M), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 91 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 196 contract(s) at a $25.00 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 $53.9K, with a price of $276.0 per contract. There were 2208 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 0 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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