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 Industrials sector:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
FCEL CALL TRADE BEARISH 07/17/26 $21.00 $135.0K 1.5K 1.2K
PESI CALL TRADE BEARISH 07/17/26 $12.50 $32.8K 2.3K 917
CMI CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 08/21/26 $600.00 $25.1K 2 86
RCAT PUT TRADE BULLISH 11/20/26 $15.00 $58.8K 154 84
CAT CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 10/16/26 $1000.00 $63.6K 9 68
VRT CALL SWEEP BEARISH 09/18/26 $300.00 $41.6K 746 49
BA PUT TRADE BEARISH 07/24/26 $245.00 $26.2K 6 31
AVAV PUT TRADE BULLISH 09/18/26 $135.00 $26.7K 187 19
GE CALL TRADE BULLISH 09/18/26 $300.00 $60.3K 975 12
TT PUT TRADE BULLISH 08/21/26 $500.00 $33.0K 73 10

Explanation

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

• Regarding FCEL (NASDAQ:FCEL), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on July 17, 2026. Parties traded 1000 contract(s) at a $21.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $135.0K, with a price of $135.0 per contract. There were 1599 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1290 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PESI (NASDAQ:PESI), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 3 day(s) on July 17, 2026. This event was a transfer of 146 contract(s) at a $12.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.8K, with a price of $225.0 per contract. There were 2350 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 917 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CMI (NYSE:CMI), we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 38 day(s) on August 21, 2026. This event was a transfer of 3 contract(s) at a $600.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.1K, with a price of $8373.0 per contract. There were 2 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 86 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding RCAT (NASDAQ:RCAT), we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 129 day(s) on November 20, 2026. Parties traded 84 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $58.8K, with a price of $700.0 per contract. There were 154 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 84 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CAT (NYSE:CAT), we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 94 day(s) on October 16, 2026. Parties traded 10 contract(s) at a $1000.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $63.6K, with a price of $6365.0 per contract. There were 9 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 68 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding VRT (NYSE:VRT), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 66 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 10 contract(s) at a $300.00 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 $41.6K, with a price of $4182.0 per contract. There were 746 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 49 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For BA (NYSE:BA), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 10 day(s) on July 24, 2026. This event was a transfer of 10 contract(s) at a $245.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.2K, with a price of $2622.0 per contract. There were 6 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 31 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AVAV (NASDAQ:AVAV), we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 66 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 19 contract(s) at a $135.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.7K, with a price of $1410.0 per contract. There were 187 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 19 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For GE (NYSE:GE), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 66 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 10 contract(s) at a $300.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $60.3K, with a price of $6030.0 per contract. There were 975 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 12 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For TT (NYSE:TT), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 38 day(s) on August 21, 2026. This event was a transfer of 10 contract(s) at a $500.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.0K, with a price of $3300.0 per contract. There were 73 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10 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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